03/25/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/25/2026 14:26
The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences will host the Holstein Colloquium on Thursday, March 26, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Lalumiere Hall 272, titled "Ethnohistoric characterization of Native American sweat lodges: Variation, continuity, and the archaeological record."
The presentation will share results from a review of 59 ethnohistoric sources detailing Native American sweat lodge construction, function and ceremonial practices, with a particular focus on evidence that may remain archaeologically visible centuries or even millennia later.
No registration is required.