[SEMCO] Analysis of Sturgeon Fishing Encampments

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
April 11, 
2018 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging Into the Past
Analysis of Sturgeon Fishing Encampments from Block Island, Rhode Island
  with
David Wilson


BREWSTER, MA ­ The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster presents Analysis of Sturgeon 
Fishing Encampments from Block Island, Rhode Island with David Wilson
Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1pm.

Several archaeological deposits along the shores 
of Block Island, RI were exposed by the 
destructive wave action of Hurricane Sandy in 
2012. Once exposed, these deposits were excavated 
by the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research 
Center and were found to contain various faunal 
remains including fish. Analysis of these fish 
remains by species and concentration leads to the 
conclusion that these coastal sites were used 
primarily as sturgeon fishing camps. Selected 
ethnohistoric reports and historical accounts 
support these conclusions, yet alternative 
explanations for the sites’ context are also explored and discussed.

David Wilson graduated from the University of 
Connecticut with a double major in anthropology 
and marine science. His introduction to 
archaeology was through the Mashantucket Pequot 
Museum and Research Center field school, where he 
initially worked on battlefield sites.  Mr. 
Wilson currently works for the Public Archaeology 
Survey Team, a cultural resource management firm in Storrs, Connecticut.

  Free with Museum Admission
For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.


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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 
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