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UBHeritage LLC helps community organizations and local governments increase their capacity to preserve and present their material heritage. Consulting focuses on heritage analysis and interpretation for local governments, non-profit organizations, and more: a proven record over two decades of increasing engagement with our past for the future. Services include transforming archaeological information into meaningful community-based heritage, public speaking, educational program for school-aged children, grant writing,  cultural resource management, and developing tours of heritage, history, archaeology.

Uzi Baram is available for public speaking engagements. Typically a 45-minute illustrated presentation and tailored for your audience. Current topics include:

A History No Longer Hidden: Angola on the Manatee River

Angola, an early 19th-century maroon community on the Florida Gulf Coast, was a haven from slavery for hundreds of freedom-seeking people. Archaeology has revealed daily life for the community that lasted from the 1770s to 1821. The presentation gives the context for Florida as the southern route of the Network to Freedom and the community-based research that makes the finds meaningful.  Descendants of survivors of the tragic end of Angola who found liberty in the Bahamas have come to Bradenton to celebrate its robust heritage by the excavated areas. 

The Crux of the Israel/Palestine Conflict: Jerusalem through the Ages

Recognizing the centrality of Jerusalem in the contest between Israel and Palestine, the presentation is an archaeological look at the city from its earliest beginnings through the Israelite Kingdom, the rise of Christianity, and Islam, to the start of the 21st century. This depth of history takes us to the present and offers the long-term perspective essential for addressing peaceful solutions for Israelis and Palestinians while highlighting the city's role for faith and heritage for people around the globe.

Professor Baram is listed on the Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau for the below three presentations as part of Florida Talks. Funding for the presentation is possible for Florida nonprofit organizations, local municipalities, cultural and civic organizations, and educational entities, see https://floridahumanities.org/funding-opportunities/florida-talks-program/  

Sea Level Rise and Heritage Sites in Florida and around the World

https://floridahumanities.org/speaker-directory/what-kind-of-ancestors-do-you-want-to-be-sea-level-rise-and-heritage-sites-in-florida/ 

New weather patterns, larger storms, and rising sea levels are challenging communities and transforming conventional thinking. Archaeologists documenting the shifting seascape’s destruction of archaeological and historic sites are offering the long-term perspective on human adaptation, and maladaptations to environmental changes; more recently archaeologists are contributing insights for the present generation to envision our possible futures. This presentation will offer examples of, and lessons for, community resilience to rising sea levels. The slide-illustrated lecture is global in scope, but with one of the most endangered places for rising sea levels being Florida, we will focus on insights from local archaeology and discuss regional ongoing programs for monitoring heritage sites and adaptations to the Anthropocene. The presentation concludes with the question: what kind of ancestor do you want to be? https://floridahumanities.org/project/what-kind-of-ancestors-do-you-want-to-be-sea-level-rise-and-heritage-sites-in-florida/ 

Seeing Florida's Heritage through Archaeology

https://floridahumanities.org/speaker-directory/the-historical-archaeology-of-the-sunshine-state/ 

The history of Florida is fascinating, and archaeological research provides a tactile, visual, and place-based approach to appreciating what people have achieved. The aspects of the past that are in the present, that are being seen, used, and visited by people today, are heritage and this presentation explores the dynamics of heritage by highlighting archaeological insights into Indigenous landscapes, colonial sites, utopian settlements, minority communities, and modern cities. Understanding the past as heritage encourages preservation efforts, our collective responsibility to the past. https://floridahumanities.org/project/the-historical-archaeology-of-the-sunshine-state/ 

Israel and Florida: Past and Present

https://floridahumanities.org/speaker-directory/israel-and-florida-past-and-present/ 

Recent political affirmations of the importance of Israel to Florida come from a long history of interest in the Holy Land, Zion, and Israel for the people and communities of Florida. And Florida is home to a significant population of Israeli Americans, adding innovative cultural elements to the Jewish community. This slide-illustrated presentation traces the history of representations of Israel and the Middle East in Florida, surveys current cultural dynamics, and opens discussions on the heritage of Israel in Florida.

Hudak lists Baram for zoom lectures to country clubs and 55+ communities https://hudakonhollywood.com/presentations/uzi-baram/ 

Archaeology in Israel: Then and Now

One of the most exciting places for archaeological excavations, Israel provides depth and breadth on the human experience from the most ancient of times to the present. Highlighting three key moments in human history – the rise of agriculture, the Israelite kingdom, and the revolt against empire – archaeology illuminates what happened and encourages us to ask why

Indigenous Archaeology: Tracing Jewish Life through the Millennia in the Land of Israel

The Jewish people have a very ancient history in the land that is today the State of Israel. The Jewish claim to indigeneity is based on a three-thousand-year-old continuous history and the centrality of the land as the focus of Jewish yearning and practices. The archaeological evidence is visual, tactile, place-based, and scientific, offering important lessons about heritage for Jews and on archaeology as an avenue for Indigenous rights.

The Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations of Eastern North America: Mississippian, Iroquoian, Calusa

The robust history of the cities and societies of eastern North America rivals the other better-known ancient civilizations. Exploring the findings from Cahokia and other Mississippian cities, the ways of life for the Iroquois and Calusa societies, and the enduring traditions of Native America expands our understanding of human heritage and illustrates archaeology as a path to healing the divides of history.

High-Tech Archaeology Today: New Ways to See the Past

With pick and shovel, trowel and brush are the traditional ways archaeologists have revealed the past, digging up the dirt to find artifacts and insights into human history. New high-tech approaches are showing even more aspects of the past, without disturbing the soil and providing innovative ways to show objects, architecture, and landscapes on our screens.

Other presentations include the anthropological critique of racism and race, the history of tourism, the politics of the past in the eastern Mediterranean, the history of the Ottoman Empire and its legacies, archaeology in Israel, and strategies for confronting anti-Semitism and JewHatred 

If you have an event you would like to discuss, please email <ubheritagefl@gmail.com> with your location, budget, and audience 

UBHeritage is the framework for Uzi Baram's community-based approach, which across multiple projects, showcases archaeology and history in a manner that is sustainable for organizations. The approach is future-oriented, focused on preserving and presenting the past for the next generations. Services include:

• Heritage Interpretation and Community-based Representations for parks, non-profits, and local governments, including research, grant writing, and public programs, with a proven ability to transform CRM reports, original excavation data, and archival research into successful sustainable community heritage programs that build capacity for your organization

• Creation and management of diversity programs, including instructional development and curriculum, integrating Indigenous history and marginalized heritage while respectful of dominant folklore into new, engaging representations of place and people

• Advisory services to homes and properties in the coastal zone as the sea level rises, including archaeological genealogy, a view of who came before on the land of your dwelling and lands

If you have a project or opportunity you would like to discuss, get in touch via <Baram@ncf.edu> or <https://www.facebook.com/UBHeritageFL/>  for solutions

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