INVITES YOU TO A PRESENTATION BY
DR. BRUCE BRADLEY
Associate Professor of Experimental Archaeology
University of Exeter, UK
Department of Archaeology
Research Associate National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Research Associate Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh
Research Associate University of Texas
Adjunct Professor, Augustana College, Sioux Falls
Co-principal Investigator with Dr. Michael Collins of the Gault Site Project
Texas State University, San Marco
DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011
TIME: 12-4 P.M.
PLACE: South Shore Natural Science Center 48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell, MA
Our meeting begins at 12 p.m. (buffet lunch available.) with an opportunity for pre-presentation discussion.
Dr. Bradley will give a Power point presentation at 1 p.m.; an extended discussion period will follow.
An AUKward Proposal: Origins of the North American Clovis Culture
Bruce Bradley [and Dennis Stanford]
The early peopling of the New World has been a topic of intense interest and research since the early twentieth century. We contend that the exclusive focus of research on a Beringian entry point has not been productive. Evidence has accumulated over the past two decades indicating that the earliest origin of people in North America may have been from southwestern Europe during the last glacial maximum. In this summary we outline a theory of a Solutrean origin for Clovis culture and briefly present the archaeological data supporting this assertion. Key in this evidence is the Mid-Atlantic Eastern Seaboard.
PLEASE BRING YOUR PALEO ARTIFACT
COLLECTIONS!
The abstract of Dr. Bradley’s presentation will be our spring chapter meeting with an (N. American Eastern seaboard) Paleo theme.
There will be a large collection of Solutrean artifacts from Dordogne, France that have never been seen here in America.
You can also check out Dr. Bradley’s archaeology web page where you will find fascinating archaeological information, books, and DVDs.
RSVP is necessary at this meeting because of seating restrictions within the South Shore Nature Center.
Please contact me with any questions or comments and an RSVP. If you are not familiar with the South Shore of Boston,
I can help you in any way with very reasonable accommodations or any other issues you may have. Prices for accommodations will still be off season in our area.
To reserve your seat(s), please contact Margery Finneran,
Telephone: 508-668-9861, or via mail: 15 Occident Circle, Walpole, MA 02081. I will reserve you on our list.