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UWM Main Campus
Sabin Hall, G90 (Ground Floor)
3413 N. Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
The Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe)
Presented by Amy Nicodemus
Associate Professor, Dept of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Date: Wednesday, March 5 2025
Time: 4 pm
Place: Sabin Hall G-90, UWM, 3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee WI
Abstract:
The Bronze Age was a period of dramatic change. In Europe, we see the adoption of new technologies, the establishment of transcontinental exchange networks, and the development of more hierarchical social structures. The Carpathian Basin of Southeastern Europe was at the epicenter of these transformations. This lecture presents new research on the rise of Bronze Age societies through the lens of the Maros Culture (Serbia, Hungary, and Romania). Here, fortified tell settlements emerged as centers of craft production and long-distance trade, social and ritual activities, and elite power, fundamentally altering the cultural landscape of the region.
Sabin Hall G90
3413 N. Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
The Milwaukee Society of the AIA is pleased to have UWM’s own Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) who will deliver an in-person lecture on “An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes.”
Dr. Lemke’s talk will present research on the area below Lake Huron, exploring a preserved ice-age landscape and archaeological sites that date to 9,000 years ago. Investigations have documented stone-built hunting structures, including hunting blinds and recovered artifacts. Lemke will provide an overview of the research which includes the use of underwater robots, sonar, and virtual reality to explore the ancient Great Lakes and their flooded history.
Details can be found HERE and on the flyer below.
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