Avon Archaeology Webinar Series' 2024 Season Starts Thursday

Avon Historical Society

AVON, CT — Another season of a popular webinar series on Avon and the state's archaeology scene starts this week with an episode on the history of Native American archaeology in Connecticut.

The virtual program is on Thursday, March 7. All folks need to do is register and log-in information will be sent in.

The series — called “Unearthing History: The Discovery of a 12,500-year-old Paleo Indian Site along the Farmington River in Avon” — was created by the Avon Historical Society, Avon Free Public Library, and Avon Senior Center

It is sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee with funding from the National Park Service.

Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, Emeritus Connecticut State Archaeologist, will present Thursday's event, which is entitled 'The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut.'

It will be held at 7 p.m. via Zoom through a link from the library. It is available free of
charge.

Bellantoni will present a sweeping review of 12,500 years of Native American adaptation
and lifeways based on significant archaeological finds in our state.

The fourth annual “Unearthing History” series is being held in response to the 2019 excavation of a 12,500-year-old (10,000 B.C.) Paleo-Indian site 6 feet below ground during a state Department of Transportation construction project of the now completed bridge on Old Farms and Waterville Roads at Route 10 in Avon.

The second webinar entitled “Bioarchaeology in North America: Ethics, Issues and Where the Field Stands in 2024” will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m.

It will be presented by Alex Garcia-Putnam, PhD, of the University of New Hampshire.

To watch the webinars from the 2021, 2022, and 2023 series on YouTube, visit:
www.youtube.com/user/afplct.

For more information and to register for Thursday's program, click on this link.