The Narragansett Indian Country Before King Philip’s War

Dr. Paul Robinson, the Principal State Archaeologist at the RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission and an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Rhode Island College, will discuss recent research on pre-contact period village settlements in the Narragansett Country and the relations between the local Indian people and colonial settlers at Narragansett Bay in the years before King Philip's War (1675-1676). For more than thirty years Dr. Robinson's research, teaching and writing has focused primarily on the archaeology and history of resident tribes and communities of Indian people in southern New England. This talk is co-sponsored by Smith's Castle and the Cocumscussoc Association. Please register in advance for this program.  Call 294-3306.