Fowler OutSpoken: Scott Fitzpatrick
Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m. | Fowler Museum
Fowler OutSpoken: Scott Fitzpatrick on “Stones of the Butterfly: Archaeological Investigation of Yapese Stone Money Quarries in Palau, Micronesia”
For centuries, peoples from the island of Yap in the western Pacific voyaged southward to the Palauan archipelago to quarry their famous stone money in limestone caves. Scott Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon, adds a new dimension to the understanding of how these megaliths were quarried and transported across the sea. Co-sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.
Event Date: Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m.
Venue: Fowler Museum
Price: Free
The Fowler Museum is located in North Campus.
Parking is available in lot 4.