“The World of Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings at Monticello: Archaeological Perspectives on a Slave Society,” is the topic of the 21st Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture at UNM. Fraser Neiman, Ph.D., will give the talk Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the UNM Anthropology Lecture Hall, rm. 163.
The lecture will explore archaeology and what it tells us about the world of masters and slaves, that Jefferson, in one of the great ironies of American history, helped to create and maintain.
Neiman is director of archaeology at Monticello and a lecturer in the departments of anthropology & architectural history at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1990 and is best known for his evolutionary ecological approach to archeology.
Neiman is a specialist in the archeology of the slave-based society of Tidewater Virginia and was instrumental in creating a digital archaeological archive of colonial slavery. Most notably, he has been involved in the recent research that led to the conclusion that Thomas Jefferson fathered all six children of Sally Hemings, one of his slaves.
Neiman will also present a specialized seminar on Friday, Nov. 4 at noon in Anthropology, rm. #178. The topic will be “Commodities as costly signals: The case of tobacco pipes in 17th century Jamestown, Va.”
Both events are free and open to the public and are wheelchair accessible.
Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816
Posted by scarr at October 31, 2005 04:48 PM