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Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality and 21st Century Archaeology

Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality and 21st Century Archaeology

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July 3rd 2013: Thomas Jefferson, Native Americans, and the Birth of Modern Archaeology

Happy Independence Day! Join Dr Schuldenrein and professor Dr. Jeff Hantman as they discuss the American colonial period, paying particular attention to Thomas Jefferson. In 1783, while the Rev War was raging and he was serving as Virginia’s Governor, Jefferson lead the first scientific archaeological excavation in the United States, digging a Monacan native mound in Monticello. Jefferson held a complicated and often contradictory view of native peoples, at once extolling their virtues in an effort to counteract derogatory views of America held by many Europeans, while also advocating for Na

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Dr. Jeff Hantman

Dr. Jeff Hantman is a professor of archaeology and the former director of the Archaeology Interdisciplinary Program at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1983.
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