Images courtesy of Mike Carpenter

Join us for a fascinating lecture with Mike Carpenter of the Exploring Joara Foundation.
He’ll discuss a variety of topics including:

• the expeditions of De Soto (in NC in 1540) and Pardo (1567–1568);

• the establishment of Fort San Juan and the settlement of Cuenca (the first inland European settlement) and its destruction;

• How our country could be different today if things had gone differently for the Spanish in 1567–1587;

• The discovery and documentation of the Spanish occupation at the Berry Site and ongoing excavations;

• The programs and public archaeology opportunities offered by the Exploring Joara Foundation.

Artists rendering of the Berry Site

About the Exploring Joara Foundation

The Exploring Joara Foundation educates and engages the public through hands-on archaeology and history programs, events, and opportunities to discover our diverse cultural and historical past with a focus on Native American and early colonial history. Exploring Joara is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Tickets are $ 8 for the general public and free for members.
Online registration required.

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About the Speaker:

Mike Carpenter of the Exploring Joara Foundation

My first memory of archaeology is almost 60 years ago, listening to my father talk about plowing with a mule on the farm he grew up on (Cleveland County) and seeing arrow points churning up in the soil. I have been involved at the Berry Site since about 2007; first as a participant in helping to excavate and later helping EJF with various programs and activities. I support EJF due to their policy of "Public Archaeology". I am now on the Board of both the Exploring Joara Foundation and the North Carolina Archaeological Society.

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