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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
June 17,
2016
Teresa Izzo<br>
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508-896-3867 ext. 137<br>
tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents<br>
<i>Digging into the Past <br>
Changes in the Social, Symbolic and Economic Uses of Wampum in Southern
New England<br>
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Anthropologist and Historic Archaeologist <br>
Emily Rux<br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster
continues its popular archaeology/history series, <i>Digging into the
Past, </i>with anthropologist and historic archaeologist, Emily Rux,
<b>Monday, July 18, 2016 at 1pm.<br>
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</b>Emily will be speaking about how the use and meaning of wampum
changed following the period of contact between Europeans and Native
Americans of southern New England. She will discuss the transformation of
wampum from a social and ceremonial symbol to a form of currency during
the fur trade and the effect that had on daily life. <br>
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Emily is a graduate from Bridgewater State University with a Bachelor of
Science in Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology. She was
raised in New York and has lived all over the United States and currently
calls Maine home. Emily has always had a passion for studying the Contact
and early Colonial periods in US history and intends to continue her
studies in the field of Historic Archaeology. <br>
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Free with Museum Admission<br>
</b>For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867
ext. 133.<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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