Profs & Pints DC: Seeking Our Earliest Ancestors

April 24, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Seeking Our Earliest Ancestors,” with Dr. Amy L. Rector of Virginia Commonwealth University, a paleoanthropologist who has spent more than 20 years investigating human origins […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Peopling of Polynesia

November 10, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Peopling of Polynesia,” a look at how ancient voyagers discovered and settled the islands of the Pacific, with Justin M. Jacobs, professor of history […]

Profs & Pints DC: Ancient America’s Ball Game

March 5, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ancient America’s Ball Game,” a look at the roughly 3,400-year history of the first known team sport, with Jeffrey P. Blomster, a professor of anthropology […]

Profs & Pints DC: Prehistoric Cave Art

October 28, 2021

Profs and Pints presents: “Prehistoric Cave Art,” a look at the lessons and mysteries of ancient cave paintings, with Justin M. Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and […]

Sara Revis (1921-2021): Navy, CIA Officer, Archaeologist 

October 22, 2021

Sara Margaret  Revis, 99, a retired CIA officer, archaeologist and genealogist, passed away Sept. 23, five days shy of her 100th birthday, at her home in the Aarondale Retirement Community, Springfield, Virginia, […]

4 Skeletons Found on Q St.

February 8, 2020

City Archaeologist Ruth Trocolli told The Georgetowner that the remains appear to be from the 1830s, but a forensic investigation is ongoing.