Dogs!
Exploring Canine Cultural Histories in North America
Unleash your curiosity at the 2024–2025 season of Archaeology Café: Dogs! This season, we’re diving into the fascinating relationship between humans and canines. Join us as we explore this enduring bond across time and cultures.
Experts in archaeology, zooarchaeology, and biology will guide us through six paw-some lectures, covering everything from the role of dogs in past societies to their impact on art, stories, and daily life. Whether you’re a dog lover or just eager to learn, this series will be a real treat!
Join us in person at the vibrant Catalyst in Tucson Mall from October through April (skipping January). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., where you’ll be greeted with charcuterie, libations, and great company—and well-behaved pups are welcome to come, too. Programs start at 6:00 p.m. Can’t make it to Catalyst? Don’t worry! You can still fetch the talks on our YouTube channel a few days later.
Get ready for a barking good time as we learn more about our loyal four-legged companions. Mark your calendars—this is one Archaeology Café season you won’t want to miss!
We’ll see you there—paws and all!
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Archaeology Café is made possible by BMO.
Banner image courtesy of Stethoscope, via Flickr
This Season’s Cafés
October 1, 2024
Celebrating the Song Dogs
with R.E. Burrillo
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
Coyote © Jonathan T. Bailey
MoreNovember 12, 2024
Weaving the Hair of the Dog: White Dog Hair Textiles in the Ancient Southwest
with Laurie Webster
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
Photo: Laurie Webster.
MoreDecember 3, 2024
The History of Coast Salish Woolly Dogs
with Audrey T. Lin
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
Illustration: Karen Carr
MoreFebruary 4, 2025
Connecting and Dividing: Dogs and European Colonists, Enslaved Africans, and Native Americans in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600s-1800s
with Matthew E. Hill
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
Illustration: John James Audubon, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
MoreMarch 4, 2025
Sled Dogs in the Southwest: Fact or Fable?
with Martin H. Welker
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
Illustration: Karl Bodme (artist) and Louis René Lucien Rollet (etcher), courtesy of the Library of Congress.
MoreApril 1, 2025
Old Dogs, New Tricks: An Overview of Canine Zooarchaeology
with Brandi Bethke
Join us at Catalyst in the Tucson Mall by 6:00 p.m.!
The Yuzhakov’s Bolshaya Enc. (1904), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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