Anthropology Alumni Luncheon
The Department of Anthropology invites its alumni to join us for our annual Maryland Day Alumni Luncheon. This is also an opportunity to come see the newly renovated conference room and Woods Hall.
This year, our guest speaker will be Julie M. Schablitsky who serves as the chief archaeologist for the Maryland State Highway Administration and holds an adjunct position in the Anthropology Department at the University of Maryland.
Julie M. Schablitsky will give a talk on the Donner Party and discuss her book An Archaeology of Desperation: Exploring the Donner Party’s Alder Creek Camp. Combining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party’s experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries.
For questions, please contact Jennifer Kilberg, Assistant Director, Alumni and Donor Relations at 301-405-2998 or jkilberg@umd.edu.