USU Museum of Anthropology Presents DNA: Tracing Peopling of the New World

“DNA: Tracing the Peopling of the New World” is the title of the next presentation at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology in its “Saturdays at the Museum” series.
          
The answers to several questions posed by event organizers will be presented at the Aug. 21 event, including have you ever wondered when and how the earliest Native American groups came to the Americas? Or, what is the relationship between modern Native Americans and the ancient mammoth hunters?
          
The Museum of Anthropology will shed light on these questions by examining the DNA evidence of prehistoric and modern Native American groups.
          
Allyson Martin, a USU senior studying archaeology, will provide two presentations — one at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. — on ancient and modern human DNA.
          
A family activity with a DNA kit is offered.
          
USU students and members of the public are invited to the museum anytime during open hours. It is open six days a week, with regular hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For Saturday activities, free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building.
          
The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252.
          
Funding for Saturday events is provided by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. More information about the IMLS is available online (www.imls.gov).
          
For more information about this event, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum website (anthromuseum.usu.edu).
          
The Museum of Anthropology is part of the Anthropology Program at USU.