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Long Island Dirt: Recovering Our Buried Past Through Archaeologies

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Education, History

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Adults
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Dr. Allison McGovern will discuss how archaeology has contributed to documenting Long Island's ancient Native American past. Referencing data from archaeological investigations on Long Island, she will discuss how Native American artifacts have been collected by amateur and professional archaeologists through time, and how the process of collecting has framed the general public's understanding of indigenous histories on Long Island. Registration is underway.