Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.

2019 NHMU Lecture Series

Duncan Metcalfe: Farming Among the Fremont

2019-03-13 19:00:00 2019-03-13 20:30:00 America/Denver 2019 NHMU Lecture Series Duncan Metcalfe, Curator of Archaeology at the NHMU, will review the research being conducted to understand the farming of the so-called Fremont people, and its implication for the future. Main Library - Auditorium

Wednesday, March 13
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2019-03-13 19:00:00 2019-03-13 20:30:00 America/Denver 2019 NHMU Lecture Series Duncan Metcalfe, Curator of Archaeology at the NHMU, will review the research being conducted to understand the farming of the so-called Fremont people, and its implication for the future. Main Library - Auditorium

Main Library

Auditorium

Duncan Metcalfe, Curator of Archaeology at the NHMU, will review the research being conducted to understand the farming of the so-called Fremont people, and its implication for the future.

The advent and spread of farming was a major milestone in the human past. Agricultural production provides the economic foundation for more than 99% of the modern world. Understanding the processes underlying the switch from hunting and gathering wild foods to farming crops highlights the challenges of farming today and in an uncertain future. The prehistoric American Southwest provides an excellent venue for such research, because a large segment of that population reverted to hunting and gathering after farming for hundreds and in some areas for thousands of years.

Metcalfe will review the ongoing archaeological, paleoenvironmental and experimental research being conducted at the Range Creek Field Station that is designed to better understand the world of the farming Fremont, and discuss its implications for the world going forward.

Bio

Duncan Metcalfe is curator of archaeology at the Natural History Museum of Utah and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Utah. He came to Utah in 1977 to attend the summer archaeological field school (on a bit of a lark) and never left.

Since 2009, Duncan has been the Director of the Range Creek Field Station and has worked in Range Creek Canyon since 2002. He was educated at the University of Oregon and the University of Utah where he received his doctorate in 1987. His specialties include the prehistory of western North American with an emphasis on the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, archaeological method and theory, and behavioral ecology.

This is a free lecture, but reservations are required.

Fore more information about the 2019 NHMU Lecture series, visit nhmu.utah.edu/lectureseries

Main Library


Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31
Mon, Mar 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed

About the branch

NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.

Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.

A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.

Upcoming events

Sat, Mar 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Plot Community Garden

Sat, Mar 30, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room

Sat, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Urban Room

Sun, Mar 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Wed, Apr 03, 10:15am - 10:45am
Story Room

Wed, Apr 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 04, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Level 2 Conference Room

Thu, Apr 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sun, Apr 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Apr 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Wed, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Wed, Apr 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Apr 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sat, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Saturday, March 30 2024 at 9:00am

Sat, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Urban Room

Sun, Apr 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Wed, Apr 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 18, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Level 2 Conference Room

Thu, Apr 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sat, Apr 20, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room

Sat, Apr 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Saturday, April 6 2024 at 9:00am

Sun, Apr 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium

Sun, Apr 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Apr 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Tue, Apr 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Apr 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sat, Apr 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab
Registration opens Saturday, April 13 2024 at 9:00am

Sun, Apr 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room