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  • 2/20 Coastal Perspectives Lecture

    2018 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
    University of Connecticut
    Avery Point

    Tuesday, February 20th, 7:30 p.m.

    “The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project”

    By Kroum Batchvarov

    Associate Professor of Anthropology, UConn

    Dr Kroum Batchvarov is an Assistant Professor of Maritime Archaeology at the Department of Anthropology and the Maritime Studies Program at University of Connecticut. Dr. Batchvarov’s main research focus is maritime archaeology of 17th-century seafaring, specializing in English and Dutch ship construction and Black Sea seafaring and shipbuilding.  Batchvarov is part of a team of scientists on The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project.  Since its inception in 2015, The Black Sea MAP, one of the largest maritime archaeological projects ever staged, has been investigating the changes in the ancient environment of the Black Sea region including the impact of sea level change during the last glacial cycle and interconnectivity through the millennia.

    Lecture series is FREE and open to the public.  Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.

    Please join us for our 22nd season.  This annual lecture series attempts to span the breadth of human interactions with coastal waters, including speakers from the natural and social sciences. All lectures are held in the auditorium, which is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible).  Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center.  There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building.  Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.

    This series is sponsored by UConn Avery Point, the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UConn and the Maritime Studies Program, UConn.  For more information, a printable lecture flyer, or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.

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    For more information, contact: Noreen at 8604059025