Prehistoric Architecture of the Ohio River Valley
Underground Ohio presented by Bill Kennedy, Curator of Anthropology at the Dayton Society of Natural History and Reconstruction Supervisor at SunWatch.
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Prehistoric Architecture of the Ohio River Valley
The first presentation in the AIA/SunWatch Winter 2015 Lecture Series: Underground Ohio presented by Bill Kennedy, Curator of Anthropology at the Dayton Society of Natural History and Reconstruction Supervisor at SunWatch.
Prehistoric architecture has been a neglected topic of scholarly interest in the Ohio River valley, however this has not been due to a lack of data. Although postmolds and other architectural remains are commonly found on sites of most prehistoric periods, archaeologists have struggled to understand how to interpret the three-dimensional structures that they represent. Although we do not yet have many of the answers we seek, we now understand these remains well enough to describe them in meaningful ways and ask answerable questions of the archaeological record. This lecture will include an introduction to the study of prehistoric architecture and examples of full-scale rebuilt structures from the Late Prehistoric period.
Thanks to the Archaeological Institute of America and the generosity of an anonymous donor, admission to the 2015 Underground Ohio presentation series is free and open to the public. Regular admission fees apply for guests who wish to visit the museum and village before or after each presentation. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pastries will be provided; guests are welcome to bring a beverage.
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