Sigma Xi Public Talk
Stimulating Science: Caffeinated Drinks in the Prehispanic American Southwest
Presented by Patricia L. Crown, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, UNM Member National Academy of Sciences
This talk explores the initial recovery of evidence for chocolate drinks in Chaco Canyon and the connection to the Chacoan cylinder jars. It presents results from a recently completed NSF-funded study looking for chocolate residues on almost 200 ceramics from throughout the Southwest. The results show that chocolate may not have been the only caffeinated drink consumed in the southwestern past. Finally, it investigates what this discovery means for our understanding of Southwest-Mesoamerican interaction.
5:00 pm, Thursday, March 19, 2015
Room C, UNM Conference Center
Northeast corner of Indian School and University
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