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Lecture on African-American archaeology, October 24

Wednesday, October 24th, 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Lecture: "The Tale of Two Plantations: Exploring the Archaeological Evidence of Changes in 17th-Century Virginia"

During the late 17th century Tidewater Virginia became increasingly reliant on the labor of Africans and their descendants. Staff Archaeologist Ywone Edwards-Ingram uses documentary evidence, housing, tools, and domestic objects to explore the transition to slavery at the Rich Neck and Thomas Atkinson Sites near Williamsburg.

Location: Lane Auditorium, Bruton Heights School Education Center, 301 First Street, Williamsburg.

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