IPY 2007-2008

Living in the Northern Landscape - NYC, Oct 24

Friday, October 24, 5 pm
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
@Â Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets)
$20 ($15 for ASF members, free to students with valid ID)

Living in the Northern Landscape: Connecting Archaeology, History, and Environmental Science

This symposium, presented in observance of the International Polar Year, is comprised of four lectures investigating geological and cultural relationships based on the polar region’s interactions with global ecosystems.
Presentations include:

The International Polar Year and the Norse World: Connecting Science, Education and Community from the Faroes to Greenland - Thomas McGovern - Professor, City University of New York

Ways of Life and Death in Atlantic Scandinavia: New Perspectives on Pre-Christian Burial in the North Atlantic - Christian Keller - Professor,University of Oslo

Fish Heads Tell Tales: Viking Scandinavia and the Origins of Commercial Fishing - Sophia Perdikaris - Professor, City University of New York

Climate, Culture, and Conjuncture: Lessons from Past Climate Changes in the North Atlantic - Andy Dugmore - Professor, Edinburgh University
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