Public Lecture on Native American Origins
Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777
ORONO–Archaeologist and author Stuart Fiedel will present a public lecture on Native American origins on April 29 at the University of Maine. His lecture, ‘Clovis First’: Still the Best Theory of Native American Origins, will be at noon in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union.
Fiedel is the author of Prehistory of the Americas (Cambridge University Press) and numerous articles on North American prehistory, particularly issues relating to the peopling of the Americas. He is most widely known for his commentary on research at Monte Verde, an archaeological site in southern Chile interpreted as showing evidence of human habitation as much as 15,000 years ago.
The UMaine Department of Anthropology is sponsoring the lecture.