[OR_Archaeology] Cameron Smith featured lecturer at Sept's OAS mtg

[Susan White]

Dr. Cameron Smith is the featured lecturer at the September 1st Oregon
Archaeological Society meeting. He will address the “Evolution of the
Mind: An Overview of the Fascinating New Field of 'Cognitive
Archaeology.’” How the physical brain evolved has been known for 150
years, but it has only been recently that archaeologists and
psychologists are learning how the mind (what the brain does!) evolved.
This presentation discusses how cognitive archaeology is different from
'evolutionary psychology', and what new discoveries have been made.

Smith, a prehistorian at Portland State University, has studied in
England, Canada and the United States. His archaeological fieldwork
extends from investigating the earliest hominids of Africa  
to underwater archaeology in coastal Ecuador. His publications include
many scientific works, writing for magazines such as Scientific American
MIND, and the book "The Top Ten Myths About Evolution",  
recently endorsed by the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.

The presentation is at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) at
7:45 PM, and is free and open to the public. The talk is preceded at 7
PM by a general business meeting, which is also open to the public 

See www.oregonarchaeological.org or call 503-727-3507 for more
information.

Cameron M. Smith, PhD
Department of Anthropology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97210
http://www.anthropology.pdx.edu/ 
http://www.cameronmsmith.com/