Students complete archaeology course at Walter Roth Museum

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Twenty-five persons are now certified archaeologists, after successfully completing a course by the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, which included field research in various hinterland areas. The students recently received their certificates from Culture Director Dr James Rose, who said he was very proud of their work.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary Alfred King lauded the students, stating that this is the period (Amerindian Heritage Month) that “we are reminded of the rich culture and heritage of the Amerindians, some of those have helped to preserve our rich diversity in the indigenous culture”.
King said that their actions will help to promote the awareness of archaeology locally and aid development of indigenous heritage.
Mention was made of two outstanding performers, Louisa Daggers and Soyini McPherson. McPherson is also a University of Guyana Environmental Science student.
The two are among a group which discovered bone fragments indentified as that of Siriki man, from 4000 years ago. Daggers is now the holder of a masters degree in anthropology from the Boise State University in the United States. The Walter Roth Museum was founded in 1974 from the collection of late Guyanese archaeologist, Dr Denis Williams.
The Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology and Art History (as it was originally called) was the first museum of anthropology in the English speaking Caribbean.

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