The Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C. is an all-volunteer educational organization dedicated to increasing interest and understanding of pre-Columbian cultures. Established in 1993, the Society presents illustrated lectures monthly, publishes a newsletter, hosts an annual symposium, and sponsors other events for amateurs and professionals to learn about pre-contact people of the Americas.

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June 6th Lecture

Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Refreshments at 7:00 PM - lecture follows.

"Pilgrimgage to the Serpent of Light and Shadow: The Equinox Descent of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza"

John Carlson is Senior Lecturer in University Honors, and Director, Center for Archaeoastronomy, University of Maryland

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A one-day symposium sponsored by
THE PRE-COLUMBIAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Power and Politics in the Late Aztec Period
Be sure to mark your calendars for Power and Politics in the Late Aztec Period, the Society’s upcoming symposium. This will be our 15th annual symposium, and the first to focus on the Aztecs. Plan to join us as archaeologists and art historians examine the multiple and diverse ways in which the Aztecs manifested, or communicated, power during the last centuries of their hegemony in Central Mexico.
Moderating this year’s symposium will be Dr. Michael Smith, of Arizona State University. He will be joined by Dr. Frances Berdan of California State University/San Bernardino; Dr. Lori Diel of Texas Christian University; Dr. John Pohl of the Fowler Museum, UCLA; Dr. Richard Townsend of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Dr. Emily Umberger, of Arizona State University.
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