This is an archived UW-P news item,
originally posted: 3/4/2009.
Science Night digs into local archaeology March 11
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Science Night series returns Wednesday, March 11, with a program on discoveries about our neighbors from the distant past. Titled "Archaeology Under Your Feet," this homegrown 60-minute history lesson features University of Wisconsin-Parkside Anthropology Professor Dr. Robert Sasso.
"People often believe it's necessary to go to exotic, faraway places like Egypt, Mexico, or Peru to find important pieces of the human past. Nothing could be further from the truth!" Dr. Sasso stated. "The past is all around us, everywhere humans have lived. People have been living in the upper Midwest for thousands of years. In fact, some of the earliest known sites are right in our own backyard."
Sasso added that past cultures have left an impressive array of remains behind with important discoveries about the cultures and people who have lived in our neighborhood hundreds or even thousands of years ago. The program also discloses how modern archaeology is conducted.
A Registered Professional Archaeologist, Dr. Sasso has more than 30 years of field research experience in archaeology, the vast majority here in the Midwest. His studies focus on human ecology, land use and settlement, Native American agriculture, the Oneota culture, the historic Potawatomi, and the Great Lakes fur trade. He co-chairs the UW-Parkside Sociology/Anthropology Dept. and coordinates the university's Museum Studies program.
Science Night's presentation "Archaeology Under Your Feet" with Robert Sasso is held in room 103 of Greenquist Hall beginning at 7 p.m. High school and middle school students and faculty with an interest in math and science are encouraged to attend. Admission is free, parking is free after 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are served.
For more information, call (262) 595-2487.Publish date: 3/4/2009
