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Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106

95 Cushing Street
Providence, RI 02912 United States
401-863-1000 https://brown.edu/Administration/Conference_Services/space_directory/smith_buonanno.php

October 2014

Uncovering the 1676 Battle of Nipsachuck

October 23, 2014 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106, 95 Cushing Street
Providence, RI 02912 United States
Free

Join Dr. Kevin McBride, Director of Research at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, as he discusses the King Philip’s War Nipsachuck battlefield survey focused on identifying and documenting the location and boundaries of the movements, sites and actions associated with Second Battle of Nipsachuck. The battle began one hour after sunrise when a force of 300 Connecticut dragoons and 100 Pequot and Mohegan conducted a successful surprise attack…

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October 2015

Eskimo Life at the Dawn of European Contact: Clues from Northwest Alaska

October 29, 2015 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106, 95 Cushing Street
Providence, RI 02912 United States
Free

Inupiat Eskimo of Northwest Alaska first encountered European explorers in 1816, when a Russian expedition arrived in Kotzebue Sound. But archaeological research shows that European and Asian trade goods like beads and metal tools were already present in the region. Excavations lead by Doug and Wanni Anderson, Brown University, along the Kobuk River have revealed that the residents had readily incorporated these exotic items into their daily life, even though at the time they were experiencing food shortage, hunger, and…

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