RAS Spring Lecture 2025

 We are delighted to have Dr. Alexander Smith as our speaker.  Dr. Smith is an associate professor in the Anthropology Department at the State University of New York at Brockport.  

Professor Smith is an archaeologist who studies the Mediterranean Iron Age and episodes of colonialism and cultural interaction around the world.  For many years, he has served as a co-director of the Menorca Archaeological Project, which investigates artifacts from the Medieval Islamic communities on the island of Menorca off the coast of Spain.  He has worked at many locations, including Rome, Jordan, Montserrat (West Indies), Guatemala, Providence (Rhode Island), Naples, New York, and Sardinia.  Dr. Smith is heavily involved in public outreach in the Rochester area, working  closely with the Memorial Art Gallery (as a Creative Workshop instructor  and volunteer) and the Rochester Museum and Science Center.

   Professor Smith's presentation at our meeting, titled "Frost Town: Archaeology of a Finger Lakes Ghost Town", is free and open to the public.  The lecture will begin at about 7:30 p.m.

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