Friday, February 17, 2012. 12 p.m. at the San Diego Archaeological Center.

Lunch Time Lectures (LTL) at the Center offer advanced undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to share their projects and current research with other students and the public. A wide range of archaeological, historical, anthropological, and museum studies topics are featured.

On Friday, February 17th, Shannon Erickson will present, “Throwing Javelins and Hurling Words?: Evidence of Literacy in the Northern Frontier Zone of Roman Britain.”

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Saturday, February 11, 2012. 11 a.m. at the San Diego Archaeological Center.

What comes to mind when you hear the words “Mediterranean Diet”? If pizza and gelato are the first things that pop up you’ll find some surprises at the San Diego Archaeological Center’s Visiting Scholar program on Saturday, February 11^th at 11 a.m. Philip J. Goscienski, M.D., author of Health Secrets of the Stone Age, will discuss the true Mediterranean Diet and why physicians have begun to promote it to patients of all ages.

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The Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center and the San Diego Archaeological Center are sponsoring two pottery classes; the first will take place on Saturday, November 12 and the second will take place Saturday, February 18. Do not miss this hands-on opportunity to study local indigenous pottery and to make pottery of your very own.
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The San Diego Archaeological Center is celebrating California Archaeology Month by inviting you to view 10,000 years of San Diego County history. During California Archaeology Month, children will enjoy free admission to the Center’s Museum.

Award winning exhibits featuring real artifacts interpret the region’s past and highlights the cultural diversity that makes San Diego a unique and dynamic place to live.
Families will discover fun, educational and hands-on activities at the Center, providing wonderful experiences that open up and expose new information and ideas, and spark creativity and curiosity.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m, at the San Diego Archaeological Center.

The San Diego Archaeological Center is pleased to announce “Passport to Mongolia—Visiting California’s First Sister Park” as the October Second Saturday Visiting Scholar program.

Topics include Mongolian archaeology, the establishment of Ikh Nart Nature Reserve as California’s first sister park with Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and opportunities to learn more about an organized tour to Mongolia in 2012 to benefit the Anza-Borrego Foundation.
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San Diego AIA has worked hard to offer strong programming, but we need funds to continue this programming into the future. We are not asking for dues, per se, although many of you have been asking when and where to send them; but we would like to invite you to donate money to keep our programming going.

The most straightforward way to support the San Diego AIA is a $25 donation (or some other amount as you see fit). You might also consider sponsoring an event or some portion of one. Room rental at Mesa for a single lecture runs about $40. Local speakers usually receive a $100 honorarium. When newsletters go out, we send about 450 copies at about 55 cents each (for copying and bulk rate mail). Hotel for hosting a national speaker runs about $120. You could also consider offering to host a national speaker at your home.

In event publicity or in the newsletter, we would happily thank the donor by name, or anonymously, for direct sponsorship of any of these items.

Please send checks made out to the San Diego AIA to our address:

AIA San Diego Society
Department of History (Pollard)
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-6050

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