Human beings are complicated! Join Dr. Gwen Saul as she talks about the only branch within anthropology devoted to studying how human beings interact with each other and our environments. Cultural anthropology plays a notable role in museums, including how museum collections begin, how we make exhibits, and how we make connections between people and objects.
Why and how do we map archaeological sites? Join archaeologist Heather Clark as she explains the mapping process from start to finish using the historic O’Donnell farmstead site in Dutchess County as an example. Heather will discuss georeferenced data and how it can enrich our ability to interpret how this 18th-century site developed, how it was used by its occupants, and how it changed over time.
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