Dialogues with Florida's Past-- Archaeology and the Preservation of History

May 18: Archaeology and the Preservation of History

Speakers:

John McCarthy, Sarasota County
Barbara Little, National Park Service

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Last year's popular Traces of Our Past lectures laid the foundation for another exciting archaeology series at New College, free and open to the public.

“Dialogues with Florida's Past” seeks to engage the public in a discourse that will draw upon Florida’s archaeological heritage as we address contemporary concerns. It is organized to pair an archaeologist with a scholar from another discipline. Although each speaker comes to the dialogue with a different frame of reference, each shares a research or occupational interest in the topic at hand.

Associate Professor of Anthropology Uzi Baram, director of the New College Public Archaeology Lab, will serve as moderator for each program. Funding for the series comes from the Florida Humanities Council.