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Artifacts from Fort San Juan and the Stories They Tell – Archaeology Lecture by David Moore

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Rhoades Robinson 125

October 22, 2018 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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This event presented as part of the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) 123rd Lecture Program that will bring leading scholars to audiences across the U.S. during the 2018-19 academic year. It is free and open to everyone at 7:30 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125.

Oct. 22 – Artifacts from Fort San Juan and the Stories They Tell, presented by David Moore – Fort San Juan, located at the near Morganton, N.C., is the earliest European settlement in the interior of the United States. Built on the Native American town of Joara in 1567, the fort was occupied by 30 Spanish soldiers. The resident native peoples hosted the Spaniards as guests, building houses for them and supplying them with food. While the two groups lived side by side for over a year, the encounter ended suddenly when the fort was destroyed by the local Joarans. Moore is professor of anthropology at Warren Wilson College and his lecture will be delivered in celebration of International Archaeology Day.

This event is co-sponsored by the Western North Carolina chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, and UNC Asheville’s Departments of Classics, Art, and Art History. For more information, contact Laurel Taylor, UNC Asheville senior lecturer in classics and art history, ltaylor@unca.edu or 828.251.6290.


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Date:
October 22, 2018
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Laurel Taylor
Phone:
828.251.6290
Email:
ltaylor@unca.edu

Venue

Rhoades Robinson 125