THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY hosts Ornament Coeditor Robert K. Liu for a special lecture on Prehistoric Jewelry from the U.S. Southwest, on June 15 at 7:00 PM. Listen as one of the few experts on ancient Southwestern jewelry gives context and life to the complicated trade routes that made prehistoric jewelrymaking possible. Learn more about the indigenous cultures that created stylized frog and toad pendants harboring symbolism about fertility and rebirth. Dr. Liu will also be available for questions after the lecture is over.

The talk will be given at SOCGEMS’s in-person meeting, which is free and open to the public. Held at the San Clemente Community Center’s Multipurpose Room, 100 North Calle Seville, San Clemente, CA 92672.