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Call for Proposals: Joukowsky Institute Archaeology and the Ancient World Spring Symposium

Society for Classical Studies

This includes a core strength in archaeological and allied approaches to the study of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, complemented by scholarship focused on the ancient Americas and East Asian antiquity. Joukowsky symposia are one- or two-day affairs organized around a topic relevant to the central mission of the Institute.

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New Discoveries on Ancient Thule-Inuit and Paleo-Inuit Settlements

Anthropology.net

Led by Jules Blais, professor of biology at the University of Ottawa, the research team detected evidence of human presence and settlements on Somerset Island, Nunavut, by analyzing sediment samples. Professor Jules Blais, says,” "By analyzing pond sediment samples, we were able to construct detailed histories of site occupation.