PSU/OREGON NEWS: September Oregon Archaeological Society Lecture

Dr. Cameron Smith is the featured lecturer at the September 1 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 p.m., and is free and open to the public. The talk is preceded at 7 p.m. by a general business meeting, which is also open to the public.

For more information:

www.oregonarchaeological.org

503-727-3507

Cameron M. Smith, PhD

Department of Anthropology

Portland State University

Portland, OR 97210

www.anthropology.pdx.edu

www.cameronmsmith.com