[SEMCO] CCMNH / Digging Into the Past

[Teresa Izzo]

[]



The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster
Presents
DIGGING INTO THE PAST
A New Archaeology / History Series
with
Dr. Eric Johnson
Highlights of Massachusetts Archaeology
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 @ 2pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2014
Media Contact: Teresa Izzo 508-896-3867, ext.137 tizzo at ccmnh.org

  While Massachusetts may lack some of the spectacular sites of 
places like Egypt or Mexico, we do have an archaeological record that 
spans more than 10,000 years.  Dr. Johnson's illustrated lecture 
takes you on a tour of some Massachusetts archaeological sites with 
interesting stories to tell.  They include the winter home of a group 
of hunter-gatherers, a cleverly designed fish trap more than 4,000 
years old; a site with evidence that ancient hunter-gatherers used 
careful burning to alter and enhance their environment; the backyard 
of a single mother in Colonial Boston, a tavern that served the likes 
of Daniel Webster and Henry David Thoreau, and the maintenance garage 
for an early mass-transit company.  You will see archaeologists at 
work in the field in rural and urban settings, examine the artifacts 
they have found, and hear the stories of the past they have pieced 
together from the materials that people have left 
behind.  Participants may bring artifacts for possible identification 
by Dr. Johnson.

Dr. Johnson  is a professional archaeologist who has worked in New 
England for more than 30 years and holds a doctorate in anthropology 
from the University of Massachusetts.

[]


  Free with Museum Admission
<http://www.ccmnh.org> For further information, contact the Museum at 
508-896-3867, Ext. # 133
[]


Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.whoi.edu/pipermail/semco/attachments/20140624/55d8b12d/attachment.htm 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: clip_image002.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 8223 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mailman.whoi.edu/pipermail/semco/attachments/20140624/55d8b12d/attachment.jpg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: clip_image004.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3634 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mailman.whoi.edu/pipermail/semco/attachments/20140624/55d8b12d/attachment-0001.jpg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: clip_image006.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3965 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mailman.whoi.edu/pipermail/semco/attachments/20140624/55d8b12d/attachment-0002.jpg