Event Details
Thursday, Dec 20, 2012
Life and Death at Windover: Excavations of a 7,000-year-old Pond
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Drive NE St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Description: Life and Death at Windover: Excavations of a 7,000-year-old Pond Cemetery:Dr. Rachel Wentz’ latest book examines the discovery, excavations, and analyses of one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, Windover. This fascinating site produced the well-preserved remains of 168 individuals along with hand-woven textiles, a beautiful assemblage of artifacts, and ancient soft tissue. 7 to 8 PM. Free. Registration requested.
Dr. Wentz graduated from Florida State University with a PhD in Anthropology and specializes in the analysis of human remains with foci on ancient disease and population health. Her master’s thesis was an analysis of fracture frequencies among the Windover skeletal population; a 7,000-year-old site in Titusville, FL. Her doctoral dissertation was a bioarchaeological assessment of the same population.
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