The next Mound City Archaeological Society lecture will begin at 7:00pm on
Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Please join noted archaeologist Dr. Jane E. Buikstra from
Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change as she
presents "VENERATED ANCESTORS: Mummies of the Ancient Andes", exploring seven
examples of ancient South American mummies. From the famous Chinchorro mummies —
the earliest prepared mummies in the world — to those of the later Inka, learn
what they have taught us about their civilizations and what they can teach us
about our own.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Jane Buikstra joined the ASU School of Human Evolution
and Social Change faculty in 2005 from the University of New Mexico, where she
was the Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology. Previously, she
served on the faculties of Northwestern University and The University of
Chicago, where she was the Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor. Her
B.A. is from DePauw University and received both the M.A. and doctorate degrees
from The University of Chicago. As director of the Center for Bioarchaeological
Research, Dr. Buikstra studies the archaeological and historical contexts of
ancient human remains discovered in North and South America. She is involved in
field and laboratory investigations in mid-continental North America, the Andes
and a Mayan site in Copán, Honduras. Her research focuses on everything from the
histories of specific diseases such as tuberculosis to mortuary rituals of
ancient civilizations.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20070703.pdf (to
open this PDF file, you'll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free copy of
which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society. On Tuesdays,
exhibits at the museum are free, so come early and take in an exhibit or two,
enjoy a cup of coffee in the museum's restaurant, and browse the Louisiana
Purchase gift shop. Remember, Missouri Historical Society members get 10% off
purchases in the restaurant and most gift shop items. For more information on
the Missouri Historical Society, visit http://www.mohistory.org/ or call (314)
746-4599.

With only rare exceptions, the Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free
programs at 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of every month at the Missouri History
Museum in Forest Park. A business meeting of the Society precedes each lecture
at 6:30pm. Both the meeting and lecture are free and open to the public; you do
not need to be a member to attend. A copy of the Society's current brochure is
available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/brochures/MCAS20070605.pdf

For more information about the Mound City Archaeological Society, e-mail
moundcity@... or call (314) 704-3507.