Lecture announcement is posted at request of the New Netherland Institute. --Moderator, NYHIST-L Travel back in time with Dr. Joel W. Grossman, archaeologist, who directed the excavation of the early-17th century shoreline block of the Dutch West India Company at Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. The dig exposed the deeply-buried remains of the colony’s first warehouse, the artifact-filled cisterns of its earliest inhabitants, and a well-preserved record of changing colonial plants. Dr. Grossman’s lavishly illustrated talk will explore the intriguing transatlantic links between the Leiden Hortus, or botanical garden, of the University of Leiden, East and West India Company doctors, institutionalized plant collecting and Native American informants in 17th Century New Amsterdam. Time and Place: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 12:00 noon in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. For directions please call: (718) 817-8779; for general info: (718) 817-8770 Dr. Grossman's talk is presented as part of the New York Botanical Garden's Quadricentennial Celebration: The Glory of Dutch Bulbs: A Legacy of 400 Years: May 1-June 7, 2009. Discover indoor and outdoor displays that feature large swaths of bright flowering bulbs and companion plants inspired by the great tulip and lily gardens of Holland. See Nybg.org/dutch_bulbs for other offerings on June 6th, or another day on the calendar to see all events being offered as part of the Glory of Dutch Bulbs program. 511 West 232 Street, Bronx, New York 10463 212-920-4648 [log in to unmask] www.GeospatialArchaeology.com JOEL W. GROSSMAN, Ph.D. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY - 2009 Dr. Grossman received his Ph.D. at the age of 27, as a Fulbright/Special Career Fellow, in Peruvian and North American archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley. His scientific accomplishments include major prehistoric and historic discoveries throughout North America, the Andes of Peru, the Brazilian Amazon, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. In Peru, after leading a series of joint US-Peruvian expeditions in the southern Andes, he discovered a 3000 year sequence of Pre-Inca ceramic cultures and early evidence of New World gold working. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the planning and implementation of advanced applied technology solutions to expedite and enhance the feasibility of important archaeological and environmental initiatives in logistically challenging and hazardous conditions. In this capacity, he has spent more than twenty-five years directing large-scale emergency rescue excavations of unexpected discoveries in the path of critical infrastructure programs throughout the tri-state region and Caribbean, and directed the first major federally-mandated archaeological investigations of contaminated Superfund sites in North America. In the Hudson River drainage, he planned and directed the excavation of the original shoreline block of the 17th Century Dutch West India Company in Lower Manhattan, the discovery of a secret, cadmiumlaced, Civil War-era “Super Gun” testing facility at West Point Foundry at Cold Spring, and the excavation of a 3000 year sequence of pre-Iroquois settlements and the 18th century bastion of historic Fort Edward at Glens Falls. In New Jersey, his work includes the development of a 3D paleo-environmental and GISbased modeling strategy for federal and state agencies to target potential archaeological survivals within the now-submerged Hackensack Meadowlands. Dr. Grossman has served as a scientific advisor to U.S. and international agencies, including as a UNESCO scientist to the Peruvian Institute of Culture, and policy advisor to the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. He has been invited to speak before the United Nations, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography. Marilyn E. Douglas, NNI/NNP Coordinator New Netherland Institute Cultural Ed Center, Room 10D45 310 Madison Avenue Albany NY 12230-0001 Phone 518.408.1212 (w) Tues, Wed 518.489.0418 (h) Fax 518.473.0472 Mobile: 518.495.5993 Email: [log in to unmask]