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Revisiting the Pequot War (1636-1637): A Historical & Archaeological Perspective Dr. David J. Naumec will discuss the findings of a decade long National Park Service project, "Battlefields of the Pequot War," to document surviving archaeological sites related to the war. During his time as Senior Historian and Archaeologist at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center working under the direction of Dr. Kevin McBride of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Naumec helped identify Pequot War battlefield sites through historical documentation, comparative research, and archaeology surveys. Dr. Naumec will talk about the methodology used to reconstruct battlefield actions and share images of artifacts recovered from those important sites. Dr. David J. Naumec is a Museum Consultant, Historian & Archaeology Field Director for Heritage Consultants, LLC, and an Assistant Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. He earned his BA in Public History Administration at the University of Connecticut, holds an M.A. in History & Museum Studies from Tufts University, and completed his doctorate in Race & Ethnicity in Early America at Clark University. In recent years, Dr. Naumec served as a Historian at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and has contributed to several museum exhibitions in the region. His historical interests include Native American history, colonial American studies, African American history, the history of Connecticut, and Revolutionary War veterans of color.

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Revisiting the Pequot War (1636-1637): A Historical & Archaeological Perspective Dr. David J. Naumec will discuss the findings of a decade long National Park Service project, "Battlefields of the Pequot War," to document surviving archaeological sites related to the war. During his time as Senior Historian and Archaeologist at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center working under the direction of Dr. Kevin McBride of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Naumec helped identify Pequot War battlefield sites through historical documentation, comparative research, and archaeology surveys. Dr. Naumec will talk about the methodology used to reconstruct battlefield actions and share images of artifacts recovered from those important sites. Dr. David J. Naumec is a Museum Consultant, Historian & Archaeology Field Director for Heritage Consultants, LLC, and an Assistant Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. He earned his BA in Public History Administration at the University of Connecticut, holds an M.A. in History & Museum Studies from Tufts University, and completed his doctorate in Race & Ethnicity in Early America at Clark University. In recent years, Dr. Naumec served as a Historian at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and has contributed to several museum exhibitions in the region. His historical interests include Native American history, colonial American studies, African American history, the history of Connecticut, and Revolutionary War veterans of color.