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Exciting New Finds from the John Hollister Site: What we are Learning about 17th Century Life in Glastonbury
Date and Time
Tuesday May 23, 2017
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDTTuesday, May 23nd at 7:30 pm
Location
First Church Congregational, 2183 Main Street in Glastonbury.
Fees/Admission
This is the third of four free presentations open to the public which the HSG sponsors throughout the year.
Website
Contact Information
James Bennett, Executive Director
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A Presentation given by Prof. Brian Jones, Connecticut State Archaeologist and Sponsored by the Historical Society of Glastonbury The Historical Society of Glastonbury (HSG) brings you “Exciting New Finds from the John Hollister Site: What we are Learning about 17th Century Life in Glastonbury” presented by Professor Brian Jones, Connecticut’s State Archaeologist, on Tuesday, May 23nd at 7:30 pm at the First Church Congregational, 2183 Main Street in Glastonbury. This is the third of four free presentations open to the public which the HSG sponsors throughout the year. Three archaeological digs last summer unearthed clues about Connecticut’s colonial past. One of the digs was conducted with Historical Society of Glastonbury Archaeology Day participants in a pasture alongside the Connecticut River in South Glastonbury. With the help of ground penetrating radar (GPR), numerous artifacts were unearthed. While it will probably take a number of years to fully document them, Dr. Jones, who led the excavation, will tell us what they suggest to us about some of the Connecticut River Valley’s first European settlers. Brian Jones is associated with the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at UConn. Brian has worked as an archaeologist since 1992 and received his Ph.D. in Anthropology at UConn in 1998. Brian has a broad background in New England archaeology that spans the Paleoindian period through the industrial era. His special fields of interest include the peopling of the New World, lithic analysis, and geoarchaeology. He has recently made the archaeology of 17th Century Connecticut one of his top priories. Dr. Jones has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia and lived and studied in Germany. He leads a busy life in Glastonbury with his wife and two children. This presentation is FREE and open to the public. Parking is in the rear of the Church. Come in the bottom rear door or the side door facing the driveway. Phone 860-633-6890 or visit www.hsgct.org for events and more information.
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