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2nd Saturday Lecture Screenings

Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month for two screenings of our Living Room Lectures by archaeologists, experts, and authors. Lecture screenings start at 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM.

Screening Schedule

July 9, 2022
10:30 AM – The Archaeology and History of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
12:30 PM – Polynesian Contact with the Americas: An Update

August 13, 2022
10:30 AM – The First Chicken Burrito in Western North America: Zooarchaeology of Avian Remains for the San Diego Royal Presidio
12:30 PM – The Fishing Link: A New Take on the Coastal Model of the Peopling of the Americas

September 10, 2022
10:30 AM – Late Pleistocene Fossils Recontextualize the Ecology of Introduced Turkeys in California
12:30 PM – Ironworking in Togo: Archaeological Research in the Bassar Region 2013-20

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