Contributed by Lindsay Randall
Part of the missions of both R.S. Peabody Institute and the Massachusetts Archaeological Society is to engage and connect with all who are interested in archaeology. Since we are unable to do this in person, both institutions are excited to announce our joint digital speaker series: Diggin’ In.
This series show cases live presentations with archaeologists from across the United States who will take questions directly from you!
Different topics will be covered during each 30 min episodes, which start live at 1:30 pm (EST) every other Wednesday and then will be posted to YouTube afterwards.
Sign up through the following emails to get on the ZOOM invitation list:
rspeabody@andover.edu or info@massarchaeology.org
While we are excited to welcome all our speakers digitally to our campus and community, we are particularly pleased to have Dr. Meg Conkey and Dr. Kristina Douglass join us.
In addition to her work at University of California, Berkeley and in France, Dr. Conkey is also a current member of the R.S. Peabody’s advisory board.
And while Phillips Academy might be unfamiliar to some of our speakers, that is certainly not the case for Dr. Kristina Douglass who graduated from PA in 2002. It will be fun to welcome her “home” even if it is remotely.
Our complete slate of speakers are as follows
Episode 1
Paleolithic Cave Paintings
Dr. Margaret Conkey
Wednesday June 24, 2020
Episode 2
Strawbery Banke Museum
Dr. Alix Martin
Wednesday July 8, 2020
Episode 3
Community and Resilience
Dr. Kristina Douglass, ‘02
Wednesday July 22, 2020
Episode 4
LiDAR and Archaeology
Dr. Katharine Johnson
Wednesday August 5, 2020
Episode 5
Archaeobotony
Dr. William Farley
Wednesday August 19, 2020
Episode 6
Archaeogeology
Dr. Suanna Selby Crowley
Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020
Episode 7
pXRF Studies of Glass
Grace Bello
Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020
Episode 8
National Parks
Dania Jordon
Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020
Episode 9
Underwater Archaeology
David Robinson
Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020
Episode 10
Bull Brook
Jennifer Ort
Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020
