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"The Veatch Collection" Java Jolt Lecture

Title:"The Veatch Collection" Java Jolt Lecture
Date & Time:Sat May 5, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N. Union St. (Map This)
Suite #327
Event Details:American University’s Betty Veatch collection documents 54 archaeological sites in the Potomac Creek estuary. This area has been occupied for thousands of years and was the location of the village of Patawomeke, which John Smith encountered in his explorations of the Potomac River in 1607. The Betty Veatch collection includes prehistoric and historic artifacts, as well as Veatch’s journals, field logs, and photographs dating from the late 1970s to early 1980s.

Erin Cagney will shed light on the life and legacy of Betty Veatch, the feminist archaeology movement of the early 1980s, and the potential implications of the collection for better understanding the prehistory of the Potomac Creek estuary. Cagney is an MA student at American University with a background in mid-Atlantic prehistoric and historic archaeology, legacy collections research and management, and public outreach.

Join Friends of Alexandria Archaeology for a free Java Jolt lecture with Erin Cagney on Saturday, May 5 at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. Artifacts from the collection will be on display. $5 suggested donation at the door. Reservations are required. Email archaeology@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4399.
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Contact Phone No.:703.746.4399
Contact Email:archaeology@alexandriava.gov
Fees:$5 suggested donation and pre-registration required
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Archaeology Museum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria, Torpedo Factory Art Center


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/18973
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