93-09-11 Thomas Jefferson, The Archaeologist

NOTICE TO THE MEDIA:  Because this event will be in the Rotunda
Dome Room, which holds a maximum of 140 people, reporters must
secure a ticket in advance if they want to attend.  To obtain a
ticket, call the anthropology department at (804) 924-7044 by 5
p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.  Tickets will be distributed on a first-
come, first-served basis.  A schedule is attached.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE ARCHAEOLOGIST

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 11 -- A symposium exploring the
archaeological legacy of Thomas Jefferson will be held Saturday,
Sept. 18, at the University of Virginia.
     During the event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
the Rotunda Dome Room, speakers will describe Jefferson's
archaeology, his studies on Native American culture and how that
work influenced his life.  Talks will also cover the work of other
pioneer archaeologists of the 18th and 19th centuries and address
the state of American historical archaeology today.
     Co-sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and
U.Va.'s anthropology department, the symposium is offered to the
public free of charge.  Tickets to the symposium, one of the year-
long events marking the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's
birth, are available on a first-come, first-served basis by calling
the anthropology department at (804) 924-7044.
     Speakers will include William M. Kelso, director of
archaeology for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities; Jeffrey Hantman, an associate professor of
anthropology at U.Va.; and James Deetz, David L. Harrison Professor
of Anthropology at U.Va.
     "The symposium will focus on the innovative archaeological
excavation conducted by Jefferson and the legacy of that work to
contemporary archaeological studies," said Hantman, one of the key
organizers.
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                                               September 10, 1993

     FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Hantman Sept. 13-15 at (804)
924-3953.
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA:  Because this event will be in the Rotunda
Dome Room, which holds a maximum of 140 people, reporters must
secure a ticket in advance if they want to attend.  To obtain a
ticket, call the anthropology department at (804) 924-7044 by 5
p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.  Tickets will be distributed on a first-
come, first-served basis.  A schedule is attached.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE ARCHAEOLOGIST

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 11 -- A symposium exploring the
archaeological legacy of Thomas Jefferson will be held Saturday,
Sept. 18, at the University of Virginia.
     During the event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
the Rotunda Dome Room, speakers will describe Jefferson's
archaeology, his studies on Native American culture and how that
work influenced his life.  Talks will also cover the work of other
pioneer archaeologists of the 18th and 19th centuries and address
the state of American historical archaeology today.
     Co-sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and
U.Va.'s anthropology department, the symposium is offered to the
public free of charge.  Tickets to the symposium, one of the year-
long events marking the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's
birth, are available on a first-come, first-served basis by calling
the anthropology department at (804) 924-7044.
     Speakers will include William M. Kelso, director of
archaeology for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities; Jeffrey Hantman, an associate professor of
anthropology at U.Va.; and James Deetz, David L. Harrison Professor
of Anthropology at U.Va.
     "The symposium will focus on the innovative archaeological
excavation conducted by Jefferson and the legacy of that work to
contemporary archaeological studies," said Hantman, one of the key
organizers.
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                                               September 10, 1993

     FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Hantman Sept. 13-15 at (804)
924-3953.

 
Karen Castle, Office Services Specialist, University News Office
P.O. Box 9018, Booker House, Charlottesville, VA  22906
(804) 924-7116, kac@virginia.edu


[Submitted by: John Price-Wilkin (jpw@sansfoy.lib.virginia.edu)
               Tue, 14 Sep 1993 19:38:54 -0400 (EDT)]