San Diego Archaeological Center?s Visiting Scholar Day: ?Seafaring, Spear Points, and the Peopling of the New World: Perspectives from the California Coast? by Dr. Todd Braje
Little more than a decade ago, most archaeologists believed they knew when and how the Americas were first settled. Today, there are more questions than answers about the origins of the First Americans.
Dr. Braje will discuss the implications of recent research along the Pacific Coast of North America focusing primarily on technological evidence in the form of distinctive stemmed projectile points found in early sites around the Pacific Rim.
This is a projectile technology quite different from the fluted points of the Clovis and Folsom traditions. These data suggest that the Pacific Coast and California was at the epicenter of Paleoindian origins and may link the initial colonization of the Americas to one of the most significant maritime migrations in human history.
Dr. Braje is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Diego State University.
Admission/Cost: $10 (non-members) - includes admission to the museum and light refreshments.
Location:
San Diego Archaeological Center
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
Saturday, March 9 2013 - 11:00 AM to 13:00 PM
For more information, please call: (760) 291-0370
Little more than a decade ago, most archaeologists believed they knew when and how the Americas were first settled. Today, there are more questions than answers about the origins of the First Americans.
Dr. Braje will discuss the implications of recent research along the Pacific Coast of North America focusing primarily on technological evidence in the form of distinctive stemmed projectile points found in early sites around the Pacific Rim.
This is a projectile technology quite different from the fluted points of the Clovis and Folsom traditions. These data suggest that the Pacific Coast and California was at the epicenter of Paleoindian origins and may link the initial colonization of the Americas to one of the most significant maritime migrations in human history.
Dr. Braje is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San Diego State University.
Admission/Cost: $10 (non-members) - includes admission to the museum and light refreshments.
Location:
San Diego Archaeological Center
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
Saturday, March 9 2013 - 11:00 AM to 13:00 PM
For more information, please call: (760) 291-0370
