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Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture #3: The Big Importance of Small Things: Microscopic and Blood Residue Analysis of Ancient Stone Tools
Online (Zoom)Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee that will cover the many aspects of archaeology, with a focus on the Brian D. […]
In-Person Event: Artifact Identification Day
Offsite: Avon Senior Center 635 West Avon Rd., Avon, ConnecticutBring your artifacts for identification! Free event, open to the public. Presented by archaeologists and volunteers of the Institute of American Indian Studies, Washington, CT and Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA). Paul Wegner, Co-Director; Craig Nelson, Member and Secretary of the Board of Trustees; Nancy Najarian, Collections Volunteer The Institute will have […]
Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture #4: Paleo-Indian Sites, Site Patterning and Travel Corridors along the Southern Arm of the Champlain Sea
Online (Zoom)Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee that will cover the many aspects of archaeology, with a focus on the Brian D. […]
Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture #5: Update on the Brian D. Jones site in Avon, CT since discovery in 2019
Online (Zoom)Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee that will cover the many aspects of archaeology, with a focus on the Brian D. […]
Remembering Connecticut’s Colored Regiments: Film Screenings and Discussion (in-person)
Offsite: Avon Senior Center 635 West Avon Rd., Avon, ConnecticutS C R E E N I N G S • D I S C U S S I O N • R E C E P T I O N Screening of “The Connecticut 29th” written and produced in 2023 by Berlin Equity Action Team. This 15-minute video includes a brief history of the […]