SOUTHWEST SEMINARS | Ancient DNA Research in the Americas: Key Findings from the Last Decade

Presented by: Dr. Jakob W. Sedig

Senior Archaeologist, Chronicle Heritage and Co-Editor, Kiva: Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History; Archaeology Projects: Chimney Rock, Mesa Verde, Casas Grandes;  and Upper Gila River Valley (Woodrow Ruin)-to better define transitional Mimbres phase when people moved from below-ground pit houses into above ground pueblo room blocks; Ancient DNA (aDNA): Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Ethics & Outreach Officer, Reich Laboratory of Medical & Population Genetics, Harvard Medical School-to bridge the gap between genetic and archaeological approaches while ensuring ethically conducted research practices. Current work combines Mimbres archaeology and aDNA, examining if and how Mimbres society was organized around familial lineages and population movement of from the Mimbres region at the end of the Classic period.

$20 AT THE DOOR – OR – $75 FOR THE SERIES OF 4 LECTURES

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