* Winter Lecture Series: Colonial Burying Grounds as Archaeological Landscapes

Sponsored by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery
Presented by Jason Ur

In most New England towns, little remains of their 16 and 17 century landscapes, with one frequent exception: the burying ground. These places have not gone unnoticed: art historians have studied their gravestones, genealogists have cataloged their epitaphs, and archaeologists have recognized their headstone iconography. What's missing is the framework of landscape archaeology, an approach that treats these places as more than a collection of names and monuments. Archeologist Jason Ur will talk about his current research mapping old cemeteries using new drone technology, and applying the landscape methods he uses to study the urban landscapes of ancient Mesopotamia to the mortuary landscapes of early Colonial towns.

All lectures begin at 1:30pm
7th Floor Event Room in the Glickman Library
Bedford St., USM Portland Campus Lectures are presented free of charge, donations gratefully accepted.
For more information go to: www.spiritsalive.org/lectures
The Lecture Series is presented by Spirits Alive, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of historic Eastern Cemetery, at the foot of Munjoy Hill on Congress St.