Smithsonian Experts to Present Lectures
October 30th, 2009Two renowned archaeobiology experts from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History will visit UMaine next week for lectures presented by the Department of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute.
Bruce Smith, Smithsonian curator of North American archaeology, will discuss “Everything You Need to Know About the Origins of Agriculture” Monday, November 2 at 4 p.m. in Room 100 of the Bryand Global Sciences Center.
Melinda Zeder, Smithsonian archaeobiology program director, will discuss “Pathways to Animal Domestication” at 2 p.m. November 4th in Memorial Union’s Bangor Room.
The archaeobiology program is part of the Smithsonian’s anthropology program. It hosts more than 4,000 cubic feet of archaeobiological collections, conducts research in zooarchaeology and archaeobotany, and operates a significant outreach program. Its role within the Smithsonian is to explore “the history of human interactions with plants and animals.”