Monday, June 14, 2010
Lecture to address New Harmony archaeology then and now
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Historic New Harmony continues its seven-month series of natural history walks, talks, and workshops with "Lesueur′s Map and Archaeology in New Harmony Today," a lecture by Bill Wepler, curator of historical archaeology at the Indiana State Museum. The public is welcome to attend the lecture, to be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 15, at the Atheneum/Visitors Center in New Harmony, Indiana. Wepler will discuss how the work and maps of Charles-Alexandre Lesueur are practical tools for contemporary archaeology projects in New Harmony. The program will explore how the pictorial record left by Leseuer can be used by archaeologists to study and manage New Harmony's archaeological resources as well as its past and present landscape. Wepler′s focus will be on the grouping of mounds in New Harmony mapped by Lesueur in the early 1830s. The lecture series, a mix of science, history and art, supports Historic New Harmony′s 2010 exhibition, "The Art of Science: Exploring and Documenting the Natural World," which highlights the collaborative work of pioneering scientists who joined the Owen/Maclure community in 1826. The exhibition, which features original art, 19th-century scientific equipment, rare books, and insect specimens, will be open to the public for one hour before the lecture begins, from 6 to 7 p.m. Located at Brewery and Tavern streets, the exhibit is a recent addition to the Historic New Harmony walking tour. The exhibit, lectures, and nature walks are free and open to the public thanks to a grant from the Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation. Historic New Harmony is a unified program of University of Southern Indiana and the State Museum and Historic Sites. For details about "The Art of Science," visit www.newharmony.org or call 812/682-4488. |
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