Expired 030 Native American Cosmology as Expressed in the Archaeological Record of the Southeast

Recently retired National Park Service Archeologist Guy Prentice will provide a brief overview of some of the major cosmological themes shared among the Late Pre-Columbian agrarian societies that inhabited much of the Southeast between AD 1000-1500. Basic cosmological concepts related to creation and the cycle of life and death as they were expressed in Southeastern prehistoric iconography are interpreted based on the recorded mythology and religious beliefs shared by the native cultures in the eastern United States.

This is a hybrid class offered in person and on Zoom. Participants will be sent an email the day before the class with the Zoom link. If they plan to attend in person, they need to reply to that email to let us know that they will be attending in person.