The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies, 1000 Rim Drive, and on Zoom.

Professor Harry specializes in the study of ceramic technology, production, distribution and the archaeology of the North American Southwest. An area of ongoing research deals with understanding ceramic technology and use among sedentary hunter-gatherers.

The talk will cover the origin, development and decline of the Lowland Virgin Branch culture, while also exploring how the local cultural context affected how this trajectory unfolded.

At 6:30 p.m., there be a social time, then after a brief business meeting, professor Karen Harry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will discuss the Virgin Branch Puebloan Culture of Southern Nevada.

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