Audrey Horning, an archaeology professor, or “reader” as they’re known across the pond, at England’s University of Leicester, will give two talks April 4–5.
Horning — the Western Cultural Resource Management Inc. Distinguished Scholar in Historical Archaeology and Marsico Visiting Scholar — will give her first talk at noon on April 4 in Sturm Hall Room 286.
The talk, “Aqua Vitae Hath Such Virtue’: Comparative Colonialism and the Archaeology of Alcohol in the Atlantic World,” will explore how alcohol consumption played a central role in lubricating relations between natives and newcomers in the 16th and 17th centuries in Ireland and North America. Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch to the talk.
Horning will give a presentation titled “The Ever-Present Past: Ethics and Engagement in Public Archaeology,” at 6 p.m. on April 5 in Sturm Hall’s Lindsay Auditorium. She will explore how archaeologists balance their responsibilities to the past and present. The presentation will be followed by a reception and informal exchange of ideas.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Horning holds a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology from the College of William and Mary and master’s and doctoral degrees in historical archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania.