Inga Calvin, Ph.D.

Inga Calvin, Ph.D. (Archaeologist, Univ. of Colorado)

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4.1 – The Mayan Conspiracy (2.17.12)

ABOUT:

Education

2006	University of Colorado — Boulder CO Ph.D. in Anthropology Thesis — Between Text and Image: An Analysis of Pseudo-glyphs on Late Classic Maya Pottery from Guatemala http://gradworks.umi.com/32/19/3219207.html  Recipient of Earl Morris Award in Archaeology
1994	University of Colorado — Boulder CO M.A. in Anthropology Thesis — Images of Supernaturals on Classic Period Maya Ceramics: An Examination of Way-Creatures
1983	University of Colorado ― Denver CO B.A. with distinction in Anthropology, English & Fine Arts

Teaching

2015	Anthropology 1160-785 Ancient Egyptian Civilization, Baker Residential Academic Program, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2007-2015	Anthropology 1140-001 & 1140-785 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya, Baker & Sewall Residential Academic Programs & Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
	Anthropology 1190-001, 1190-785 & 1190-786 Origins of Civilization, Baker & Sewall Residential Academic Program & Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2010-2014	Anthropology 4420 Maya Hieroglyphics, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2007	Anthropology 2200-001 Introduction to Archaeology, Baker Residential Academic Program, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2003-2004	Anthropology 1140-001 & 1140-785 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya,  Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2002-2003	Anthropology 5000 Maya Hieroglyphic Writing, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1998-2000	Anthropology 1140-710 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya, Sewall Residential Academic Program, University of Colorado, Boulder CO, received  Academic Recognition Award for Outstanding Educator 1999 & 2000
2000	Anthropology 390H & Art 390H The Art of Ancient Mexico, Anthropology and Art Departments, Metropolitan State College, Denver CO
1998	Art 390H The Art of Ancient Mexico, Art Department, Metropolitan State College, Denver CO
1997	Teaching assistant — Anthropology 1140 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1996	Teaching assistant — Anthropology 2200 Introduction to Archaeology,  Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1995	Instructor — Survey of Mesoamerican Art and Archaeology, School for Professional Studies, Regis University, Denver CO
1990-1992	Instructor — Anthropology 4000 Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphics, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1987	Teaching assistant — Anthropology 210 Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology,  Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO

Employment

2007	Web-based Education Modules, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., Crystal River FL
1998-2001	Director ― Schele Database Project, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., Crystal River FL
1991-1995	Administrator/Director ― Center for Latin American Art & Archaeology, and  Assistant Curator for Mesoamerican Art — New World Department, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO
1987-1989	Newsletter co-editor — Native American Art Studies Association
1985-1986	Curatorial Assistant to Chief Curator/Curator of Anthropology — Anthropology Department, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver CO

Research

2010	Photographic documentation of Classic Period Maya pottery in the Museo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, under a constancia by awarded by the Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Instituto Antropología e Historia, Guatemala
2010	Photographic documentation of Classic Period pottery in collections held by The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver
2009	Photographic documentation of Classic Period Maya pottery from El Baul and Coatzumaljuapa curated at the Museo Popol Vuh, Guatemala
2003-2004	Photographic documentation of Classic Period Maya pottery at Museo Nacional de  Arqueología e Etnología, Ceramoteca IDAEH, Parque Nacional de Tikal, Proyecto  Aguateca, Proyecto Piedras Negras, and Museo Popol Vuh under a Constancia para Trabajo de Campo Projecto Fotográfico las Cerámicas Mayas con Seudo-glifos   awarded by the Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Instituto Antropología e Historia, Guatemala
2000	Photographic documentation of Classic Period Maya pottery at University of Colorado Museum
1998	Photographic documentation of Precolumbian pottery at Peabody Museum, Harvard University
1996	Photographic documentation of Precolumbian pottery at Museo Nacional David J. Guzman, El Salvador
1996	Field crew — Cerén Site, El Salvador, directed by Dr. P. Sheets, University of Colorado-Boulder
1996	Participant — Bluff Great House Archaeological Project in Bluff, Utah, field school directed by Dr. C. Cameron, University of Colorado-Boulder
1990	Participant — Temple Reconstruction in Copán, Honduras, archaeological field school directed by Dr. W. Fash, Jr., Northern Illinois University with the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History
1990	Field crew — Investigations at Cerén Site, El Salvador, preparatory to 1990 field season, directed by Dr. P. Sheets, University of Colorado-Boulder
1987	Photographer, field crew — Yaxuná Archaeological Survey, Yucatán, Mexico, directed by Dr. D. Freidel, Southern Methodist University
1984-1986	Intern — Anthropology Department, Denver Museum of Natural History
1983	Field crew — Tivoli Urban Archaeological Project, directed by Dr. D. Desart, University of Colorado-Denver

Service

2012	Instructor — Fieldtrip to Ancient Pueblo sites in the Four Corners Region, Baker Residential Program, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2009	Volunteer — Buffalo Bicycle Classic, Horsetooth Reservoir CO
2008	Instructor — Lithic Manufacture 101, Baker Residential Academic Program, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2006-2007	Instructor — Classes on Mesoamerican Art & Archaeology, Colorado Academy for Lifelong Learning, Denver CO
1997	Vice-president — United Government of Graduate Students, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1996-1997	Anthropology representative — United Government of Graduate Students, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1996-1997	Colloquium committee — Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1991	President — Friends of Anthropology, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver CO
1988-1989	Graduate student representative-at-large — Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
1987-1990	Secretary/Treasurer — Native American Art Studies Association
1984-1985	President — Anthropology Club, University of Colorado, Denver CO

Areas of Interest

Mesoamerican Material Culture, Epigraphy and Ethnography — Maya emphasis Native American Material Culture and Ethnography The Development of Complex Societies  Archaeological and Ethnographic Photography

Memberships

American Anthropological Association Society for American Archaeology

Languages

Spanish and German

Grants Received

2014	Teaching with Technology, ASSETT, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2003	National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant #0218426 awarded to co-directors Payson Sheets and Inga Calvin
1997	Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. award for Rollout Photography of Polychrome Pottery from El Salvador
1997	Jan and Frederick Mayer Foundation award for Rollout Photography of Polychrome Pottery from El Salvador

Museum Exhibits & Conferences

2004-2007	Curator — Unearthing the Maya: Excavations of Ann and Earl Morris at Chichen Itzá, Mexico, University of Colorado Museum, Boulder CO
1997	Program Production — 55th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference, Boulder CO, November 19-22
1995	Curator — The Hero Twins of Ancient Maya Myth: Rollout Photographs by Justin Kerr, curation of permanent installation, Denver Art Museum
1994	Symposium organizer — Parallels, Patterns & Politics: Art of the Moche & Maya, sponsored by Center for Latin American Art & Archaeology, Denver Art Museum, chaired by Drs. M. Coe and C. Donnan, October 14-16
1994	Curator — Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period, local curation of traveling exhibit, Denver Art Museum
1993	Symposium organizer — New Spain, Peru, and Brazil: Differences and Similarities in Colonial Painting of the 17th Century, sponsored by Center for Latin American  Art & Archaeology, Denver Art Museum, chaired by Dr. T. Cummins, October 20-24
1993	Assistant curator — reinstallation of over 5,000 objects in Jan and Frederick Mayer Spanish Colonial and Pre-Columbian Art Galleries, curation of Mesoamerican collection, and creation of didactic material for Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Study Gallery, Denver Art Museum
1990	Co-curator — Treasures of Ancient Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast, curation of temporary exhibit, Denver Museum of Natural History
1989	Curatorial assistant — Didactic material relating to Maya hieroglyphics and Maya artifact identification, Denver Museum of Natural History
1989	Conference co-coordinator — Native American Art Studies Association Seventh  Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 20-24
1989	Photographer, curatorial assistant — Looking Beyond the Loom: Keys to Understanding Early Southwestern Textiles, photographic documentation and script for video to accompany exhibit, University of Colorado Museum
1986	Co-curator — A Southwestern Trading Post: The Verne Reckmeyer Collection, photographed, documented and curated exhibition of 630 pieces of Southwestern  jewelry, collected ethnographic data for video presentation and volume, Denver Museum of Natural History
1986	Registration coordinator — Maya City-States Symposium, Denver Museum of Natural History and Rocky Mountain Institute for Precolumbian Studies, January 14-16
1986	Co-curator — Views of Ancient Monuments: The Art of Stephens & Catherwood, Denver Museum of Natural History
1984	Curator — Native American Snake Images, curated temporary exhibit, Denver Museum of Natural History

Publications

2014	Resource guide for docents of Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver CO
2012	Maya Hieroglyphics Study Guide. Illustrations & decipherments of commonly written glyphs, http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/calvin/index.html
2010	Mesoamerican Pottery Collection, an interactive, relational database of Mesoamerican vessels curated by museums with links to their archaeological provenience, http://research.famsi.org/rollout_search.php
2002	Structure 16: The Kitchen of Household 3. In Before the Volcano Erupted: The  Ancient Cerén Village in Central America, edited by P. Sheets, pp. 72-73, University of Texas Press, Austin TX
2001	Rollout Photography of Polychrome Pottery from El Salvador   (http://www.famsi.org/reports/96042/index.html)
1997	Where the Wayob Live: A Further Examination of Classic Maya Supernaturals. In The Maya Vase Book Vol. 5: A Corpus of Rollout Photographs of Maya Vases, edited by B. Kerr and J. Kerr, pp. 868-883, Kerr Associates, New York NY
1996	New World catalogue entries. In The Denver Art Museum: The First Hundred Years, edited by M. Chambers, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO
1993	Ceramic Incense Burner Poster-Plus, in cooperation with G. DeSciose and  A. Stevens, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO
1990	Photography of textiles, in Beyond the Loom: Keys to Understanding Early Southwestern Weaving, A.L. Hedlund, Johnson Books, Boulder CO
1988	The Temple of the Inscriptions: West Panel, in U Mut Maya: An Unofficial Collection of Papers, Reports, and Readings by Attendants of the V Advanced Seminar on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing, March 16-21, 1987, co-author with S. Stearns, edited by T. Jones and C. Young, Humboldt CA

Presentations & Lectures

2014	Lives of the Classic Period Maya Elite, Docent Training, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO, January 15
2013	A Different Discourse: An Analysis of Classic Period Maya Pseudo-Glyphs, American  Anthropological Association, Chicago, IL, November 24
2012	21 December — Not the End of the World and An Exceedingly Brief Guide to Maya Glyphs, Not the End of the World Cruise, Norwegian Cruise Lines, 15 December
2012	Maya 2012 — The End of the World?, AIA National Archaeology Lectures, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO, 20 October
2012	2012 — Odometers of Time: 2012 is Not the End, Fiske Planetarium, Boulder CO, 13 & 14 September
2012	2012 — Apocalypse Not, Public School Science Educators, Fiske Planetarium, Boulder CO, 21 June
2012	2012 — Not the End of the World, Ancient World Series, Silverthorne Public Library, Silverthorne CO, 19 January
2011	The 2012 Event According to Mayan Writings, Ancient World Series, Idaho Springs Public Library, Idaho Springs CO, August 19
2010	Text, Pseudo-Text, and Context: A Study of Classic Period Maya Ceramic Inscriptions, Precolumbian Society, University of Pennsylvania of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA, January 9
2009	Of Glyphs and Pseudo-glyphs: What is “Written” on Classic Maya Pottery, Workshop for the 27th Annual Maya Weekend, University of Pennsylvania of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA, April 4
2007	Say What? An Analysis of Pseudo-glyphs Painted on Late Classic Maya Pottery from Guatemala, Society for American Archaeology 72nd Annual Meeting, Austin TX, April 26
2007	Ann and Earl Morris at Chichen and de Chelly: Early Archaeology in the Maya and  Anasazi Regions, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder CO, March 1
2005	Teotihuacan: City of Destiny, Academy for Lifelong Learning, Denver CO, November 9
2005	Text, Context and Pseudo-Text: A Study of Classic Period Maya Ceramic Inscription, Archaeological Institute of America, Boulder CO, April 11
2005	Tikal: City of Destiny, Academy for Lifelong Learning, Denver CO, January 10
2004	The Maya Ballgame: Sport of Death & Rebirth, Museo de las Américas, Denver CO, October 14
2003	Of Glyphs and Pseudo-Glyphs: An Overview of Maya Hieroglyphic Decipherment, Las Malinches, Denver CO, January 7
2002	Messages from the Past: A Review of Recent Maya Hieroglyphic Studies, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA, November 18
2002	Reading Maya Hieroglyphs, American Institute of Archaeology Weekend Workshop, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana CA, November 16-17
2001	Say What!?! Hieroglyphs on Classic Period Maya Ceramics, University of Colorado-Denver colloquium, Denver CO, November 30
2000	Telling Tails: An Examination of Supernaturals on Classic Period Maya Vessels, University of Colorado- Boulder Museum Symposium “The Maya Connection: Classic to Contemporary,” Boulder CO, November  18
2000	Maya Creation & Cosmovision, Montview Presbyterian Church Symposium “Creation Myths and Cosmovision in the Americas: Do They Divide or Unite Us?” Denver CO, March 2
2000	k’ul way > “Way Cool” – A Study of Classic Period Maya Supernaturals, American Institute of Archaeology, Denver CO, February 15
1999	Copán — City Of Lords., ASOSAL, First Anthropological & Archaeological Mayan Festival, Los Angeles CA, August 7-8
1999	k’ul way > “Way Cool,” Las Malinches, Denver CO, May 4
1999	Classic Period Maya Cos tume as a Clue to “Architecture,” 63rd Annual Meeting of Society for American Archaeology, Chicago IL, March 27
1998	Rollouts as a Key to Culture, Poster at 62nd Annual Meeting of Society for  American Archaeology, Seattle WA, March 27
1998	Beyond Normative Boundaries, Sixth Biennial Southwest Symposium, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, co-organizer of session with E.E. Welker and presentation of keynote session paper, February 7
1997	The Cultigens of Cerén: New Discoveries, 62nd Annual Meeting of Society for  American Archaeology, Nashville TN, joint author with P.R. Cackler and L.A. Brown,  April 4
1995	Introduction to Iconography: Lessons from the Maya, Alliance for Latin American  Art, Denver Art Museum, August 13
1995	Pre-Columbian Art: A Teacher’s Workshop, Denver Art Museum, April 8
1994	Art and Archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca, Colorado State University Alumni  Association, Denver Art Museum, October 20
1994	Understanding the Art of “Painting the Maya Universe,” University of Colorado-Boulder, Denver Art Museum, August 2
1994	Introduction to “Painting the Maya Universe,” Alliance for Latin American Art, Denver Art Museum, July 21
1993	Dedications of the Maya, Anthropology Department’s Dedication Ceremony, University of Colorado-Boulder, April 29
1993	World of the Maya, A four-part lecture series: New Insights: Beyond Calendar Priests, The Maya Collapse or How to Be Your Own Worst Enemy, Na Ahaw: Royal Ladies of the Maya, and Art as the Key to Understanding the Supernatural, Denver  Art Museum, March-May
1993	Highlights from the Art of Mesoamerica, A three-part lecture series: Interpretations from the Olmec, Imperial Teotihuacan, The Maya Spoke Mayan and Lived in Maya-land: What is “Maya”? Denver Art Museum, February-March
1992	Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs, Friends of Anthropology, Denver Museum of Natural History, April 11
1992	Recent Maya Hieroglyphic Decipherment: Key to the Maya Collapse, Alliance for Latin American Art, Denver Art Museum, April 7
1991	Images of the Supernatural on Classic Period Maya Pottery, 47th International Congress of Americanists, New Orleans LA, July 11
1989	Maya Hieroglyphics: Introduction to an Addiction, Docent Training Program, Denver Museum of Natural History, September 26
1987	Tesuque Raingods: An Example of Material Culture Modified Through Culture Contact, Native American Art Studies Association Conference, Denver CO, September 26
1983	Los Hermanos Penitentes, Auraria Anthropology Conference, Denver CO, April 15

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