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| NEXT AIA LECTURE WILL FOCUS ON THE BATTLEFIELD SITES OF CUBA
FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Lincoln, Neb.- The Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America presents its third lecture of the 2005-2006 season on the battlefield sites of Cuba from the Spanish-American War. Dr. Douglas Scott of the Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Center in Lincoln, and UNL Professor Peter Bleed will present a one-hour lecture entitled "A Brief Encounter in Cuba:' An Archaeological Survey of the Cuban Battlefields of the Spanish-American War " on Monday, November 7 at 7:30pm in Richards Hall Room 15 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln city campus. Battlefield archaeology is one of the most dynamic subjects of modern archaeology today. War, fighting, and conflict are truly of consequence in human history. Battles leave behind a record that archaeologists are now able to record and analyze in order to reach a deeper understanding of past conflicts. Bleed and Scott, under sponsorship of a National Geographic travel grant, visited the battlefields of the 1898 campaign around Santiago de Cuba in April 2005. The Santiago campaign of 1898 was a brief but very important event in US military history as it was one of the first battles of the 20th Century. The lecturers will discuss their findings of battle site conditions, archaeological potential, and how the monuments to the war contribute to a misperception of the war that many Americans hold today. For more information on the Midwest Archeological Center, visit http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/. Future AIA Lectures: Feb. 9 Barbara Barletta, University of Florida Thurs., 7:30 PM' "The Western Greeks and Their Neighbors" Room 15, Richards Hall, Stadium Drive, UNL March 23 Simon James, University of Leicester Thurs., 7:30 PM "Isle of Druids and Celtic Warriors: Britain on the Eve of Roman Invasion " Abbott Lecture Hall, Joslyn Art Museum, 2201 Dodge Street, Omaha April 2 Paul Demers, University of Nebraska Sun., 2:00 PM "Hitting the Road: Archaeological Investigation of Nebraska's Historic Trails" Abbott Lecture Hall, Joslyn Art Museum, 2201 Dodge Street, Omaha 10/24/05 |
