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Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club Lecture Series

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Ancient America’s Hidden History: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself, Professor Kenneth L. Feder of Central Connecticut State University In Dr. Feder’s own words, “There is a ‘hidden history’ of America’s first peoples. Of course, there hasn’t been a conspiracy on the part of the Smithsonian, the Illuminati, the Rotary Club, or even professional archaeologists like me […]

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Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club Lecture Series

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Ancient America’s Hidden History: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself, Professor Kenneth L. Feder of Central Connecticut State University In Dr. Feder’s own words, “There is a ‘hidden history’ of America’s first peoples. Of course, there hasn’t been a conspiracy on the part of the Smithsonian, the Illuminati, the Rotary Club, or even professional archaeologists like me […]

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Are You Part of Nature or Apart from it? Lessons from Lake Waramaug Observed & Native American History

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

In this PowerPoint presentation, author/artist Charles Raskob Robinson and IAIS’s Director of Research Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. team up to discuss the history of Lake Waramaug and its denizens, and how it reflects the history of our world in general. Five Ice Ages, five Mass Extinctions, and our present immersion in the Sixth Mass Extinction caused […]

Are You Part of Nature or Apart from it? Lessons from Lake Waramaug Observed & Native American History

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

In this PowerPoint presentation, author/artist Charles Raskob Robinson and IAIS’s Director of Research Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. team up to discuss the history of Lake Waramaug and its denizens, and how it reflects the history of our world in general. Five Ice Ages, five Mass Extinctions, and our present immersion in the Sixth Mass Extinction caused […]

Are You Part of Nature or Apart from it? Lessons from Lake Waramaug Observed & Native American History

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

In this PowerPoint presentation, author/artist Charles Raskob Robinson and IAIS’s Director of Research Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. team up to discuss the history of Lake Waramaug and its denizens, and how it reflects the history of our world in general. Five Ice Ages, five Mass Extinctions, and our present immersion in the Sixth Mass Extinction caused […]

Alnobak : Wearing Our Heritage — Gallery Talk with Vera Longtoe Sheehan

Spend an afternoon with one of the creative minds behind Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage. This traveling exhibit is organized by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and is curated by Vera Longtoe Sheehan and Eloise Beil. It features contemporary Abenaki artwork in the form of recently made garments, regalia and accessories. Join Vera Longtoe Sheehan,  Abenaki, […]

LHAC Lecture Series – Archaeology, Exploring Connecticut’s Past

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

In our continuing Lecture Series, the Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club (LHAC) welcomes avocational archaeologist and author Michael Bouchard. In his talkArchaeology: Exploring Connecticut’s Past, Mr. Bouchard will provide an interpretative review of four archaeological site reports that he authored: The Paleo Project - Paleo-Indian Migration Patterns in Connecticut, The Baldwin Station Site (Milford), The Laurel Beach Site (Milford), and […]

Annual Members Meeting

Join trustees, staff, and fellow members for our Annual Members’ Meeting as we formally elect our 2018 Officers and Trustees. Following the meeting, enjoy a preview of presentations being given by IAIS staff at the annual conference of the Society of American Archaeologists conference in Washington D.C.  Dr. Lucianne Lavin, Director of Research and Collections, […]

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Wampum Demonstration with Annawon Weeden

  Did you know that the purple and white beads carved from quahog and whelk shells known as wampum have been used for centuries in Native communities to create social and spiritual bonds? To Native peoples, wampum was never considered money, but it was always valuable. Today, Native artists and culture bearers continue to craft […]

LHAC Lecture Series – Recent Excavations at the Templeton Site in Western Connecticut, by Zachary Singer, Ph.D.

Dr. Singer is a specialist on the Paleo-Indian period in American history, the earliest known human epoch in Northeastern North America, which followed the end of the Wisconsin glaciation. (Even earlier human settlements have been discovered in unglaciated regions of the Americas.) In this  presentation he will discuss the results of the 2016 and 2017 archaeological excavations […]

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