Second Saturday talk features underwater archaeology

ESCONDIDO – Dr. Jerome Hall updates ‘Underwater Archaeology from the Dominican Republic to the Sea of Galilee.’ He will give his talk at the San Diego Archaeological Center as the February Visiting Scholar on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In 2004, he regaled the tale of the initial discovery of both sea faring vessels. His current research projects include the excavation of a 17th-century northern European merchant shipwreck off the north coast of the Dominican Republic, as well as the documentation and publication of a 1st-century boat recovered from the Sea of Galilee.

Dr. Hall is Associate Professor of Anthropology at University of San Diego where his courses include Surf Culture and History, Introduction to Archaeology, Piracy of the New World, Post-Medieval Seafaring and Empire, Biblical Archaeology, and Caribbean Cultures.

This lecture is free for Center members; suggested donation for non-members is $10. This includes Museum admission. For more information, contact Annemarie Cox via email at [email protected] or by phone at (760) 291-0370.

The San Diego Archaeological Center is located at 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027 and

http://www.sandiegoarchaeology.org