CAROLINA PIEDMONT SEMINAR SERIES: ICE AGE CAROLINAS
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This three-part seminar series will take a closer look at Ice Age Carolinas: Exploring Our Pleistocene Past. Participants will journey back in time to encounter the strange, gigantic, fierce, and fantastic beasts that roamed the Carolinas during the Pleistocene Epoch from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Enrollment price for this seminar package includes the book, Ice Age Mammals of North America: A Guide to the Big, the Hairy and the Bizarre and instruction by Dr. Steve Fields, PhD.
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This three-part seminar series will take a closer look at Ice Age Carolinas: Exploring Our Pleistocene Past. Participants will journey back in time to encounter the strange, gigantic, fierce, and fantastic beasts that roamed the Carolinas during the Pleistocene Epoch from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Enrollment price for this seminar package includes the book, Ice Age Mammals of North America: A Guide to the Big, the Hairy and the Bizarre and instruction by Dr. Steve Fields, PhD., Curator of Natural History at the Museum of York County.
Pre-registration is required and is non-refundable
Seminar Series is recommended for ages 12 and older.
Cost is $30 for CHM members or $40 for non-members this is for the entire three-part series
Sept. 15th - "South Carolina's Serengeti" The beginning of the Pleistocene Epoch finds the global climate in a state of flux. A series of "Ice Ages" is in progress, but between the long periods of icy dominance, there are episodes of warming. About 2.5 million years ago, the Carolinas resembled the plains of East Africa, and herds of "zebras' and antelope along with cheetahs and hyenas called the savannas of South Carolina home.
Oct. 13th - "South Carolina or South America?" During the late-middle Pleistocene, about 450,000 years ago, our climate was similar to that of today, but the tropical tapirs, capybaras and jaguars were not so familiar. One South Carolina fossil site has a remarkable story, and its name says it all.
Nov. 10th - "Northern Exposure" The end of the Pleistocene brought another transformation to the Carolina landscape. The climate is indeed colder, and the mammoths, muskoxen and bears have a more northern affinity. But a bigger change is on the horizon, and most of the great beasts will meet their end.
Online reservation/ticket sales are available till Tuesday, September 13th . Limited tickets available. All sales are final, tickets are non-refundable.
Purchase a membership now and reserve your discounted slot to this seminar. Membership benefits include free General Admission to all CHM sites for one year from date of purchase.
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Location:
Museum of York County - Culture & Heritage Museums4621 Mount Gallant Rd
Rock Hill, SC, 29732United States
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The event has already taken place on this date:
11/10/2022
Time:
6 pm - 7:30 pm
Price:
Cost is $30 for CHM members or $40 for non-members. This is for the entire three-part series.
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