<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif|1;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto">The Archa<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>eology Institute of America (AIA) is hosting several talks on history of horses. </div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">For more details, check out their blog site at: <A href="http://archaeologyhouston.wordpress.com/">http://archaeologyhouston.wordpress.com/</A></div>
<div style="RIGHT: auto">cheers, Hillary</div>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B><FONT color=#cc581b><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Thursday, January 16</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #606060; FONT-SIZE: 12px" class=yiv4779417438p1><B>A Transformative Partnership: Horses and Humans</B><BR>Dr. Carolyn Willekes, University of Calgary<BR><BR>Thursday, January 16, 2014, 6:30 pm<BR>Brown Auditorium Theater, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston<BR>1001 Bissonnet<BR><BR>The partnership between humans and horses goes back much further than we thought. Domestication of the horse in the Arabic world radically transformed communication, trade and warfare and helped further an exchange of art and ideas. An important 9000 year-old sculpture depicting a horse with what may be a bridle, recently found in Saudi Arabia, demonstrates how artistic depictions may upend prevailing theories about the interaction between humans and horses. <BR><BR><B>FREE ADMISSION</B><BR>However, tickets are required and are available online at www.mfah.org/calendar, by phone at
713.639.7771 or at any MFAH admission desk. <BR><BR><I><STRONG>An Archaeological Institute of America Lecture</STRONG></I><BR><B><FONT color=#cc581b><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Sunday, January 19</SPAN></FONT><BR>FAMILY TALK<BR>Ride Like the Wind: Horses and Nomads in the Arabian Desert</B><BR><BR>Dr. Carolyn Willekes, University of Calgary<BR>Sunday, January 19, 2014 2:00 pm<BR>Brown Auditorium Theater, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston<BR>1001 Bissonnet<BR><BR>Do you remember the first time you saw a horse? Horses made people stronger and freer than they’d ever been. First, learn about how horses and people work together in the world of the desert Bedouin. See a display of weapons and objects from Bedouin tents. Then gallop off on your own adventure through the museum to explore horses in art. <BR><BR><B>FREE WITH GENERAL ADMISSION</B><BR>Tickets are required and are available online at
www.mfah.org/calendar, by phone at 713.639.7771 or at any MFAH admission desk. </DIV></DIV></div></body></html>