Hopi archaeologist to speak at Deer Valley Rock Art Center

Lyle Balenquah is a Hopi archaeologist who has worked with the National Park Service, the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Hopi Tribe. He is known for his research of the Four Corners region, a historically important area for Pueblo clans.

In an upcoming lecture at ASU’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Balenquah will discuss how he has used rock art to document Hopi ties to prehistoric sites and will also cover the topic of Hopi collaboration regarding anthropological projects.

Balenquah will speak 1-2 p.m. March 6, 2010, at the Deer Valley Rock Art Center. The center is a museum, nature preserve and archaeological site managed by ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It is located at 3711 W. Deer Valley Road in northwest Phoenix. For more information on the center and Balenquah’s talk, visit http://dvrac.asu.edu or call 623-582-8007.