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Del árbol a la canoa: surcando el mar en Mesoamérica

Submitted by dwhitmore on January 15, 2020 - 3:07pm

Mariana Favila Vázquez

Archeological studies regarding pre-Hispanic mechanisms of environment appropriation have been crucial to explain the complexity of Mesoamerican societies. However, an ontological dichotomy of water and land has permeated these investigations for decades. The activities practiced on the mainland, such as agriculture, among many others, are the preferred focus of interest for explaining indigenous social and historical processes. The activities and the role of the aquatic spaces are generally considered subordinate or secondary concerning the former.

Screening of "The Old Kiyyangan Story"

Submitted by dwhitmore on January 13, 2020 - 11:42am

The Old Kiyyangan Story, an anthropological film based on oral histories and archaeological excavations at the Old Kiyyangan Village, Ifugao, Philippines, will be presented January 31 at 5pm in the Anthropology Reading Room. In addition to the film screening, there will be a research presentation and Q & A with co-screenwriter and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Stephen Acabado. Acabado is a core faculty member of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. The event is free and open to the public.

Chinese Archaeology Forum II: Musical Iconography and Archaeology

Submitted by sutakahashi on November 1, 2019 - 10:12am

Presenters 報告者:
1:00-1:30 Kirie Stromberg 益田雾繪 (UCLA 加州大學洛杉磯分校): Beyond Form:
Preliminary Thoughts on Music and Visual Abstraction in Early China 早期中國的音樂與視覺
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1:40-2:20 Gao Jiangtao 高江涛 (CASS 中國社會科學院考古研究所):Comprehensive Analysis
of Musical relics Unearthed from Taosi Site 鼍鼓逢逢：陶寺遗址出土乐器综析