Maryland Day 2015: Department of Anthropology Activities and Anthropology Alumni Luncheon
Join the Department of Anthropology on Maryland Day April 25th, 2015.
Department of Anthropology Activities:
Anthropology of Immigrant Life Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Take in a video about immigrant residents of Prince George's County and descriptive panels on the history of immigration to the region. [Outdoor]
Baltimore Archaeology Project Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
The Baltimore Archaeology Project investigates a village called Texas in Baltimore County, Md., inhabited by Irish-American quarry laborers and their families between 1846 and 1930. Visit this exhibit to learn about the project's findings.[Outdoor]
Belvoir and the Archaeology of Slavery Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Learn how enslaved African Americans lived at Francis Scott Key's grandmother's plantation 200 years ago. Maryland State Highway and UMD archaeologists share the history of the site and display artifacts found during the excavation of a large stone slave barracks. Try your hand at cross-mending broken artifacts and test your history trivia skills.
Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Watersheds and Coastal Communities Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Crabs and oysters are important to the Chesapeake Bay culture and ecosystems. The exhibit showcases the ongoing research on the human dimensions of bay restoration by the Department of Anthropology. See and touch live Maryland crabs! [Outdoor]
CuSAG Activities Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Learn about the Spring 2015 activities of the Cultural Systems Analysis Group (CuSAG). Get information on the UMD-HBCU Scholarship Fund, read research papers and dialogue about the African American incarceration epidemic. [Outdoor]
Model Excavation McKeldin Mall
The Department of Anthropology uses archaeology to increase understanding of the city of Annapolis' past. Visit the Archaeology in Annapolis interactive exhibit to learn how archaeological methods inform us about history. [Outdoor]
Flintknapping Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
A demonstration of stone tool fabrication and flint knapping. [Outdoor]
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Anthropology Alumni Luncheon
The Department of Anthropology invites its alumni to join us for our annual Maryland Day Alumni Luncheon on April 25, from 12:00-1:30pm in 1102 Woods Hall. This is also an opportunity to come see the newly renovated conference room and Woods Hall.
This year, our guest speaker will be Julie M. Schablitsky who serves as the chief archaeologist for the Maryland State Highway Administration and holds an adjunct position in the Anthropology Department at the University of Maryland.
Julie M. Schablitsky will give a talk on the Donner Party and discuss her book An Archaeology of Desperation: Exploring the Donner Party’s Alder Creek Camp. Combining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party’s experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries.
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Published on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 09:08