Cafe Sci Orlando announcements for 2012-01: "Bioarcheology"
Chad MILLER
* Topic, "Learning About Ancient Health and Diseases from
Bioarcheology"
Topic, "Learning About Ancient Health and Diseases from Bioarcheology"
Hi. This month we will have a fascinating discussion at our Cafe Sci at
7PM on Wednesday 4 January, at Taste, in College Park.
While we usually think of archeology in terms of what it can tell us
about the culture and practices of ancient peoples, our speaker will
talk about examining ancient human remains to learn about their
wellness and illnesses.
Dr. Rachel K. Wentz graduated from Florida State University with a PhD
in Anthropology and specializes in the analysis of human remains with
foci on ancient disease and population health. Her master's thesis and
doctoral dissertation analyzed bone-fracture frequencies among bones at
a 7,000-year-old site in Titusville. She is East Central Region
Director of Florida Public Archaeology Network, and she serves on the
Brevard County Historical Commission.
Directions
Taste
717 W. Smith Street
Orlando, United States
32804
Taste is near the corner of Princeton Street (really Smith Street after
the fork) and Edgewater Drive, so about 2 minutes from I-4 to parking.
One can park on the street or in the parking lot behind Taste.
* From Downtown and south, drive north ("east") on I-4 through
downtown. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and turn
left/west.
* From Altamonte Springs and north, drive south ("west") on I-4
toward downtown Orlando. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and
turn right/west.
From I-4, drive a few blocks to Edgewater Drive. At the intersection,
you should see a orange building ahead of you, labeled "Taste". Park on
the street or behind Taste.