Washington, D.C. Symposium

The Archaeology of Washington, D.C.
A One Day Symposium on the Archaeology of our Nation's Capital
Presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology & The Archaeological Conservancy

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Baird Auditorium
1pm-4pm

Extraordinary Resources in the Nation's Capital: The Archaeology of Washington, D.C.
Dr. Ruth Trocolli, City Archaeologist, Washington, D.C.

Bold, Rocky and Picturesque: The Archaeology of Rock Creek Park, a Wooded Refuge in the Nation's Capital
Dr. John Bedell, Senior Archaeologist, The Louis Berger Group, Inc.

Death, Dogs and Monuments: Excavations at Historic Congressional Cemetery
Laurie Burgess, Associate Chair, Department of Anthropology, NMNH

"...Gardens abounding in much gay and Variegated Foliage": Understanding George Washington's Upper Garden
Dr. Esther White, Director of Archaeology, Mount Vernon

Good Boys Rarely Make History: Archaeology at the National Training School for Boys, Washington, D.C.
Kerry Shamel-Gonzalez, Principal Investigator, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group

Lost in Time: The Boy in the Iron Coffin
Deborah Hull-Walski, Collections Manager, Department of Anthropology, NMNH
Dr. David Hunt, Collections Manager of Physical Anthropology, NMNH