Oct 29 Wednesday
The Casa della Regina Carolina Project investigates daily life in an elite house with a large walled garden at Pompeii. Environmental and experimental archaeology reveals the garden plants, horticultural methods, and soil management, in addition to the art, religion, and experiential aspects of garden life in the city. Kathryn Gleason is an Archaeology Professor at Cornell University. Scott Stull is an Anthropology Lecturer at SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College. This presentation, hosted by the Finger Lakes Chapters of the Archaeological Institute of America and the New York State Archaeological Association, is free and open to the public.
Nov 12 Wednesday
Analysis of fragmented and commingled human skeletal remains at a Liburnian Iron Age to Roman Period necropolis in Nadin, Croatia reveals a complex interplay between natural processes and bicultural practices, especially Roman expansion into the Eastern Adriatic. (Note: while this presentation does NOT include any photos of human remains, photos of fragmentary animal bones are included.) This event is free and open to the public.