Science on Tap

Thursday, April 3, 2014
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

New Location!

Chama River Brewing Company

4939 Pan American Freeway

505 342.1800

www.chamariverbrewery.com

 

 

 

Science & Serendipity:
Chaco, Chocolate & Cylinder Jars

Patricia L. Crown

Distinguished Professor of Anthropology

UNM

Archaeologists like to believe that answering questions involves scientific procedures, but our discovery of chocolate in Chaco Canyon ceramics came about through a series of serendipitous events. Beginning with a question about how the people of Chaco used cylinder jars, this talk details how happenstance contributed to our understanding of luxury foods and long distance exchange in the New Mexico past.