Christina Snyder is an associate professor of History and American Studies. Her current research project, Ancient America, argues for the dissolution of the divide between prehistory and history in favor of a transdisciplinary approach that combines archaeology, history, and oral tradition to tell a sweeping, Native-centered history of North America from ancient times through the early colonial era. Rather than a linear history that tells of a progression from hunter-gather societies to chiefdoms, the resulting book, Ancient America, will stress the divergent paths and dynamic responses of Native peoples to climatic shifts, environmental stress, population increase, social upheaval, and cultural change. This talk focuses on methodology, periodization, and terminology, considering how archaeologists and historians can bridge the disciplinary gap and work in more collaborative ways.

Cost: Free

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Sarah Hatcher
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