October 2015 Ancient Andean Lectures and Conferences
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Oct 1, 2015, 12:33:50 AM10/1/15
to Andean and Amazonian Archaeology Discussion Group
October 13, 7:30 PM
AIA Society: Santa Fe Lecture
"What's New at Machu Picchu”
James Kus
Since its discovery a century ago by Yale professor and explorer Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu has become the premier tourist attraction in Peru, and perhaps all of South America. It was recently ranked as one the “Seven Wonders of the World” in internet balloting and is listed as a UNESCO “World Heritage Site.” Yet, from the very beginning, controversy has swirled around the site – questions about who built it, why it was built, and why it was built in that particular location were the focus of much debate during the first half of the Twentieth Century. In recent years, however, the focus has shifted as research has provided answers to these basic questions. Today, the two most important unresolved issues associated with Machu Picchu are: 1) the future status of artifacts removed from Peru by Hiram Bingham and 2) how best to protect the site in the face of ever increasing tourist numbers and competing commercial interests.
After Hiram Bingham’s last work at Machu Picchu, he sent a large number of artifacts to Yale University with the promise to return them within 18 months. They still reside in New Haven, however, although tentative agreements for their return have been worked out. But as we approach the centenary of Bingham’s discovery, the issue of the artifacts remains a “hot potato” political issue in Peru. Another controversy surrounds the very high end hotel adjacent to the site – should it remain? And what about the conflicting interests of the people of the nearby town of Aguas Caliente (now being called Machu Picchu Pueblo)? They argue that the do not receive their fair share of revenues from the site, although tourists visiting Machu Picchu spend large amounts of money in their town.
Note: Dr. Kus has visited Machu Picchu more than twenty times since 1970 and has been involved in efforts to return the artifacts to Peru. This has been his most popular AIA lecture in recent years.
Pecos Trail Cafe
2239 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico
https://www.archaeological.org/events/19690
AIA Society: Santa Fe Lecture
"What's New at Machu Picchu”
James Kus
Since its discovery a century ago by Yale professor and explorer Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu has become the premier tourist attraction in Peru, and perhaps all of South America. It was recently ranked as one the “Seven Wonders of the World” in internet balloting and is listed as a UNESCO “World Heritage Site.” Yet, from the very beginning, controversy has swirled around the site – questions about who built it, why it was built, and why it was built in that particular location were the focus of much debate during the first half of the Twentieth Century. In recent years, however, the focus has shifted as research has provided answers to these basic questions. Today, the two most important unresolved issues associated with Machu Picchu are: 1) the future status of artifacts removed from Peru by Hiram Bingham and 2) how best to protect the site in the face of ever increasing tourist numbers and competing commercial interests.
After Hiram Bingham’s last work at Machu Picchu, he sent a large number of artifacts to Yale University with the promise to return them within 18 months. They still reside in New Haven, however, although tentative agreements for their return have been worked out. But as we approach the centenary of Bingham’s discovery, the issue of the artifacts remains a “hot potato” political issue in Peru. Another controversy surrounds the very high end hotel adjacent to the site – should it remain? And what about the conflicting interests of the people of the nearby town of Aguas Caliente (now being called Machu Picchu Pueblo)? They argue that the do not receive their fair share of revenues from the site, although tourists visiting Machu Picchu spend large amounts of money in their town.
Note: Dr. Kus has visited Machu Picchu more than twenty times since 1970 and has been involved in efforts to return the artifacts to Peru. This has been his most popular AIA lecture in recent years.
Pecos Trail Cafe
2239 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico
https://www.archaeological.org/events/19690
October 15, 6:00 PM
Pre-Columbian Soceity of New York October Lecture
"Wendell Bennett and the Search for Middle Chimu”
by Amanda Gannaway, PhD
This talk will reconsider the implications of Bennett's historically important, but relatively understudied, excavation results for current interpretation of Lambayeque and Chimu ceramics. In 1936, American archaeologist Wendell Bennett, under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, worked in the Lambayeque Valley and elsewhere. Bennett's project contributed not only to a more complete chronology for Peru's north coast but also to the academic debate regarding the existence of a material culture called Chimu. To attend, rsvp to in...@pcsny.org.
Institute of Fine Arts
1 East 78th St and Fifth Ave
New York City
http://pcsny.org/?tribe_events=pcsny-october-lecture
October 15, 6:00 PM
Peabody Museum at Harvard Lecture
"The History of an Adobe Wall: Society, Politics, and Burial in the Andes"
Gary Urton, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies, Harvard University
The mythological origin place of the Incas was the source of academic controversy for some time. In the early twentieth century, Machu Picchu was thought to be the place where Manco Capac, the first Inca king, originated. However, other evidence indicates that Manco Capac came from the Andean town of Pacariqtambo. Gary Urton will discuss these different perspectives, focusing on how an ancient adobe wall at the center of Pacariqtambo links its history with Machu Picchu's, and how its study can inform our understanding of larger-scale adobe buildings, from the time of the Incas into the deep pre-Columbian past.
Geological Lecture Hall,
24 Oxford Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/2448
October 17-18
“34th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory”
Welcome to the website of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory. We are delighted to host the NCAAE at the University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum for the first time on October 17th and 18th, 2015. The meetings have not been held in Canada since 1987, and we are pleased to announce that Canadians John and Theresa Topic of Trent University and Bresica University College will deliver the keynote lecture. If you are interested in attending, please refer to the information in the "registration" tab of this website. The deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations is September 4th, 2015 at 5pm. Registration will remain open until October 1st, 2015.
We wish to thank the University of Toronto’s Archaeology Centre, the Department of Anthropology, and the Royal Ontario Museum for their generous support of this event, and we look forward to seeing you in Toronto in October.
http://www.archaeology.utoronto.ca/34th-ncaae-2015---toronto.html
Pre-Columbian Soceity of New York October Lecture
"Wendell Bennett and the Search for Middle Chimu”
by Amanda Gannaway, PhD
This talk will reconsider the implications of Bennett's historically important, but relatively understudied, excavation results for current interpretation of Lambayeque and Chimu ceramics. In 1936, American archaeologist Wendell Bennett, under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, worked in the Lambayeque Valley and elsewhere. Bennett's project contributed not only to a more complete chronology for Peru's north coast but also to the academic debate regarding the existence of a material culture called Chimu. To attend, rsvp to in...@pcsny.org.
Institute of Fine Arts
1 East 78th St and Fifth Ave
New York City
http://pcsny.org/?tribe_events=pcsny-october-lecture
October 15, 6:00 PM
Peabody Museum at Harvard Lecture
"The History of an Adobe Wall: Society, Politics, and Burial in the Andes"
Gary Urton, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies, Harvard University
The mythological origin place of the Incas was the source of academic controversy for some time. In the early twentieth century, Machu Picchu was thought to be the place where Manco Capac, the first Inca king, originated. However, other evidence indicates that Manco Capac came from the Andean town of Pacariqtambo. Gary Urton will discuss these different perspectives, focusing on how an ancient adobe wall at the center of Pacariqtambo links its history with Machu Picchu's, and how its study can inform our understanding of larger-scale adobe buildings, from the time of the Incas into the deep pre-Columbian past.
Geological Lecture Hall,
24 Oxford Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/2448
October 17-18
“34th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory”
Welcome to the website of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory. We are delighted to host the NCAAE at the University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum for the first time on October 17th and 18th, 2015. The meetings have not been held in Canada since 1987, and we are pleased to announce that Canadians John and Theresa Topic of Trent University and Bresica University College will deliver the keynote lecture. If you are interested in attending, please refer to the information in the "registration" tab of this website. The deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations is September 4th, 2015 at 5pm. Registration will remain open until October 1st, 2015.
We wish to thank the University of Toronto’s Archaeology Centre, the Department of Anthropology, and the Royal Ontario Museum for their generous support of this event, and we look forward to seeing you in Toronto in October.
http://www.archaeology.utoronto.ca/34th-ncaae-2015---toronto.html
October 31, 12:00 PM
Textile Museum Lecture
"Unwrapping the History of Inka Khipus"
by Jeffrey C. Splitstoser, PhD
If you missed Jeff's talk to the Pre-Columbian Society in May, here is your opportunity to learn more about khipus. At the new home of the Textile Museum on the campus of The George Washington University, Jeff will discuss the evolution of Inka khipus from Wari khipus and, possibly, Paracas wrapped cords. The closest Metro stop is Foggy Bottom-GWU on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.
George Washington University
701 21st Street
Washington, D.C.
http://museum.gwu.edu/inka-khipu
Textile Museum Lecture
"Unwrapping the History of Inka Khipus"
by Jeffrey C. Splitstoser, PhD
If you missed Jeff's talk to the Pre-Columbian Society in May, here is your opportunity to learn more about khipus. At the new home of the Textile Museum on the campus of The George Washington University, Jeff will discuss the evolution of Inka khipus from Wari khipus and, possibly, Paracas wrapped cords. The closest Metro stop is Foggy Bottom-GWU on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines.
George Washington University
701 21st Street
Washington, D.C.
http://museum.gwu.edu/inka-khipu
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