Welcome to the Western Interior Paleontological Society
If you are not a member and are visiting this web site, we hope that you will join us. Come to some of our meetings and visit with our members. We have excellent speakers, presentations, and socializing starting at 7 pm most first Mondays of the month (September to May) in Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
The doors to the west entrance of the museum will be opened until 7:30. After that they will be locked. These doors have to be guarded while they are unlocked so a WIPS volunteer will be watching the entrance until the program begins. No food or beverages are allowed in this atrium.
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Tuesday, September 7, 7 p.m.
ANATOMY OF DEATH: A FORENSIC
LOOK AT THE ANIMAL MUMMIES OF
ANCIENT EGYPT AND THE LAND
THEY CALLED “HOME”
Speaker: Sue Ware, PhD
Egypt is a land of limestone, sandstone, fossils, deserts and the Nile. The home of many mysteries, fantastic mortuary practices and an elaborate concept of the afterlife. Among the sand dunes, the cities and the monuments are the remains of the people and animals that lived and died in the quest for immortality. The animals were gifts to the Gods…their companions in the afterlife, the splendid bits of history we call “mummies”…and each one has a tale to tell.About our Speaker
Dr. Sue Ware is a paleopathologist and osteologist.She holds an M.A. in anthropology from Colorado University, an M.A. in education from University of Northern Colorado and a PhD in interdisciplinary studies from Union Institute & University. Her forensic research on animal mummies is part of her studies of the fossil record and modern animals (particularly wolves). See the May 2010 issue of Trilobite Tales for more about Sue and her work.Upcoming Programs
October 4, Annual Show & Tell
- November 1, Grant & Scholarship Recipient Presentations
- December 11, Holiday Auction & Party
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