Enslavement and Beyond: The Evolving Approaches
to African American Archaeologist Sites
Join us on Saturday, March 1st, 9 am - 4 pm for our annual archaeology symposium. Our schedule and speakers:
9 a.m. - Doors Open
9:15 a.m. - Welcome
9:30 a.m. - Beyond Enslavement: The Evolving Approaches to African American Archaeological Sites
Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz, Chair
Executive Director, Independence Hall Association
Colleen Betti
Project Archaeologist, Dovetail Cultural Resources
Dr. Mia Carey
Unearthing Our Past Consulting, LLC
David Shonyo
Archaeologist, Gunston Hall
10:45 a.m. - Break
11 a.m. - Archaeological Perspectives on the Legacies of Slavery in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Ruth Trocolli
City Archaeologist, Washington, D.C.
Noon - Lunch
1 p.m. - The Road to Authenticity: Engaging Descendant Communities for Reconciliation
Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz
Executive Director, Independence Hall Association
2 p.m. - Break
2:10 p.m. - Descendant Community Engagement Round Table
Dr. Kate Steir (Chair)
Senior Curator and Head of Collections, Gunston Hall
Rob DeHart
Curator, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Karl Haynes
Descendant, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
Liz McCague
Archaeology Lab Director, James Madison’s Montpelier
3:10 p.m. - Break
3:20 p.m. - Resting in Resistance: The Black Cemeteries of Georgetown
Lisa M Fager
Executive Director, Black Georgetown Foundation
$15 in person or virtual
$10 for members of Gunston Hall and FOFA
$15 for lunch - order by February 26th
Members: please call Gunston Hall for the discount code.
If you are attending virtually, we will open the Zoom space at 9:15 am.
