Our next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 9th,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Lyceum at the
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort
Lewis College. After a
business meeting, including a review
of 2018 field trips and a preview of
the 2019 field trip schedule, Chuck
Riggs, Ph.D. will present a program
on the 2018 FLC field school work at
the Bowthorpe Site. Blythe Morrison,
the speaker originally scheduled,
had a conflict arise. There will be a social
at 6:30 p.m. in the CSWS Foyer.
Charles R. Riggs,
Associate Professor of
Anthropology at Fort Lewis
College, received his Ph.D. from
the University of Arizona in
1999. He is a Registered
Professional Archaeologist and
his area of expertise is in
Southwest archaeology with
emphases on prehistoric
architecture, migration,
GIS-based approaches, public
education, Native American
collaboration, and cultural
resource management. His
experience in Southwest
archaeology includes fieldwork
or research throughout Arizona,
and in southern California, New
Mexico and Colorado.
Dr. Riggs teaches Introduction
to Anthropology, Introduction to
Archaeology, Prehistory of the
Southwest, Topics in American
Prehistory, Topics in Social
Archaeology, Ancient Egypt,
Legal and Ethical Issues in
Anthropology, Research Methods
in Anthropology, Advanced
Studies in Southwest
Archaeology, and Senior Seminar
in Anthropology as part of his
regular teaching rotation. In
addition, he believes strongly
in experiential education and
regularly offers off-campus
courses at the Pigg Site and in
places like Chaco Canyon and
Mesa Verde National Park.
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