The Vikings in popular imagination are per ceived as fearsome raiders of the sea. However\, as is often the case\, re ality is more complicated than mythology. The Vikings did indeed raid\, bu t they were also explorers\, traders\, craftsmen\, and world travelers. Th is presentation introduces the Vikings and their world\, the places they e xplored\, the ships they built\, and the sites they left behind. Come join us on a voyage of adventure.
\nThis program will be virtual\, and i s hosted by the Harding Kemmerer Library. \; The link will be sent the morning of the event.
\nAbout the Presenter: \ ; \;Dr. Veit is Professor of Anthropology and Interim Dean of the Scho ol Of Humanities And Social Sciences at Monmouth University. He received h is B.A. from Drew University in 1990\, his M.A. in Historical Archaeology from the College of William and Mary in 1991 and his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. In 2007 he was the recipient of Monmouth University&rsquo\;s distinguished teacher award and in 2012 h e received Monmouth University&rsquo\;s Donald Warnecke Award for outstand ing university service. At Monmouth he teaches courses on archaeology\, hi storical archaeology\, New Jersey history\, Native Americans\, and histori c preservation. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles and revie ws and five books including Digging New Jersey&rsquo\;s Past: Historical A rchaeology in the Garden State (Rutgers Press 2002)\, New Jersey Cemeterie s and Tombstones History in the Landscape (co-authored by Mark Nonestied\, Rutgers Press 2008)\, New Jersey: A History of the Garden State (co-autho red with Maxine Lurie\, Rutgers Press 2012)\, Historical Archaeology of th e Delaware Valley (co-edited with David Orr\, U. Tennessee Press 2014) and The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers (co-authored with Sherene Baugher\, U. Florida Press\, 2014).
\nHis first book\, Digg ing New Jersey&rsquo\;s Past\, received awards from the New Jersey Histori c Preservation Office\, New Jersey Academic Studies Alliance\, and the New Jersey Center for the Book at Rutgers University. Two of his books\, Digg ing New Jersey&rsquo\;s Past and New Jersey: A History of the Garden State are listed on the New Jersey State library&rsquo\;s 101 Great New Jersey books list. He serves on the New Jersey Historical Commission and on the b oards of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology\, Crossroads of the American Revolution\, and the Archaeological Society of New Jersey. He is the President of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference. His wo rk research has been featured on NPR\, in Archaeology Magazine and at TEDx Navesink in 2014.
\nThis and all our programs are made possible by the Friends of the Roxbury Public Library. \; Register online\, or by calling the library at 973 584-2400.
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