Archaeologist to speak on Kuskokwim excavation

Submitted by Kerynn Fisher
Phone: 907-474-6941
04/02/10

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will celebrate Alaska Archaeology Month with a free public lecture Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the museum.

Archaeologist Joshua Reuther [ROO-thur] and his colleagues will present "Life on the River: Community Archaeology on the Kuskokwim." They will speak about how Crooked Creek residents helped excavate one of the region’s oldest archaeological sites and how it may relate to a local legend about the village’s founding.

For more information, call 907-474-7505 or visit http://museum.uaf.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT: Kerynn Fisher at 907-474-6941 or via e-mail at klfisher@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: http://museum.uaf.edu

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