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Event
When: 10/09/2025, 7:00 p.m.
Who: Dr. Scott Ortman, Associate Professor, from the University of Colorado, our Chapter advisor, will be speaking on “What the Future Needs More from Archaeology.” It is a new presentation he has been working on and we will be the first audience to hear it. Dr. Ortman is the Director, Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology, Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado. Previously, Dr. Ortman, was the Director of Research and Education at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and an Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. He holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.
Title: Presentation Title: What the Future Needs More from Archaeology
Where:
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- IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS: 2520 55th St, Boulder, CO 80301
*Please note that the door will be locked when you arrive. Please call or text the number listed at the door to be let into the building.”
- IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS: 2520 55th St, Boulder, CO 80301
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Cost: Free & Open to the Public
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