EOTSC20151204 (th) SWOCC - Exploring Ocean History

Southwestern’s geology lecture series continues on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm with “The Great Museum of the Sea: Exploring the Ocean's Depths For History”.  Join maritime archaeologist Dr. James Delgado (Director of Maritime Heritage – NOAA) on a thousands-of-years, global tour of some of history’s greatest discoveries beneath the seas, ranging from the ancient world to modern wrecks.  Dr. Delgado will discuss some of the sites he has personally investigated, from Kublai Khan’s lost fleet, to the Titanic and World War II warships. He also will explore West Coast and Oregon maritime past and archaeology.

In addition to the lecture, representatives of the Coquille Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians will be present in the lobby before and after the lecture to display and discuss some of their extensive cultural history along Oregon’s south coast.   

All geology talks are free and are held in the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on Southwestern’s Coos Campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay.  For those not able to attend in person, all lectures are Livestreamed and archived, with access from the college website at www.socc.edu.  For additional information contact Ron Metzger at 541-888-7216.