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NTAS Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, at 7:00pm except in June and December. The monthly meetings are located at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in the Research & Education Building, Room 114. The NTAS meetings are hybrid meetings held in-person and offered via Zoom.
NTAS meetings are a staple of our membership. In these meetings, we discuss NTAS Announcements, which include upcoming volunteer opportunities, upcoming NTAS events, upcoming Texas Archeology Society (TAS) events, and each month we feature a guest speaker. Our guest speakers deliver programs on various archeological topics. Past topics include geoarcheology, bioarcheology, regional archeological sites and topics, and more. NTAS meetings are open to the general public.
Guests are welcome to join all NTAS monthly meetings in-person or via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link for our programs, please email info@ntxas.org .
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kelsey E. Hanson
Abstract: In the Pueblo World of the U.S. Southwest, color is integral to a complex system of relationships
connecting cardinal directions, animals, plants, sociopolitical structures, and sacred geographies. The
preparation of paint is often viewed as an act of chromatic prayer that reinforces these relationships.
This talk explores the social and technological dimensions of chromatic prayer through the
production of blue-green paint—a color tied to all-important rain and vegetation—using a case
study from Chaco Canyon (A.D. 850–1150). Using innovative micro-sampling techniques and non-
destructive methods, I describe a unique recipe for blue-green identified in Chacoan painted
performance media, highlighting its widespread use among Chaco great houses. I suggest that the
act of creating blue-green served as both a powerful expression of identity and a means of
participation in Chaco society, offering a unique window into broader social and cultural dynamics.
About: Dr. Kelsey E. Hanson
Bio: Kelsey E. Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington,
specializing in interdisciplinary and collaborative archaeological research in the Greater Southwest.
Her work focuses on Indigenous technological innovation, land use, and sociopolitical change, with
publications in American Antiquity, Journal of Field Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, and more.