Date:
Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Tozzer 203
*Harvard Archaeology Seminar Series Presents: *
*Charles Cobb*
/ 'Historical Ecology Meets Critical Anthropology in Chickasaw Territory'/
An ongoing archaeological project involving the Chickasaw Nation and several
universities has been seeking to trace the long-term migration of the
Chickasaw to their well-known eighteenth-century settlements in northern
Mississippi. This migration involved a dramatic relocation from riverine
bottomlands to upland prairie ridges. The causes and consequences of this
transformation in historical ecology have implicated variables ranging from
climate change to the Hernando de Soto expedition. In addition to discussing
the results of the research, the presentation will consider how the project
goals and methodologies have been shaped by shared and competing priorities
of archaeologists, Native Americans, and local landowners.