Learn about the Ice Age civilization that flourished in our own backyards

If you're interested in archaeology, you won't want to miss this free presentation, titled Mastodons, Stone Tools and Surviving the Ice Age in Middle Tennessee: Archaeological Research of the Coats-Hines Site. Recent archaeological and genetic evidence indicate that a founding population of people reached North America approximately 16,000 years ago. Following their initial entry into the continent, those people quickly dispersed across the continent. The Coats-Hines site, in Williamson County, suggests that people were living in Middle Tennessee at least by 14,000 years ago. Coats-Hines is not only the oldest archaeological site in the state, but is also one of the oldest sites in North America. As such, its significance to the study of the Ice Age colonization of North America cannot be overstated. Previous research at the site has identified at least three mastodons and numerous stone artifacts. Associations between mastodons and stone artifacts are particularly rare, thus making Tennessee a unique area in the study of Ice Age archaeology.

Date: Monday, August 6
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration: Online