Please join the Northern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society for a presentation by Richard Ryan.

Richard Ryan’s talk will focus on the most recent glacial period, roughly 12 to 16 thousand years ago. He will outline the Ice Age physical environment and how it differs from today. He will then present images of the megafauna that roamed in what is now Arizona and then discuss the Paleoindian period where there is the first evidence of human presence. There are six mammoth kill sites in Arizona and these areas will be discussed with photos and videos.

Mr. Ryan received a master’s degree in Archaeology from Northern Arizona University. He worked for the Desert Research Institute, the Museum of Northern Arizona, several contract archaeology companies and as an archaeologist with the Prescott National Forest. His main area of interest is Ice Age mammoth hunters of the Paleoindian period.