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Abundant Waters: An Archaeology of El Niño and the Desert Farmers of Coastal Peru

Submitted by dwhitmore on October 16, 2025 - 10:14am

The Andean Working Group presents "Abundant Waters: An Archaeology of El Niño and the Desert Farmers of Coastal Peru" by Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University.

Registration is required for in-person and virtual participation. Register at http://tinyurl.com/AWGCaramanica

Kubler in Cuzco: Shaping Architectural Modernity After the 1950 Earthquake

Submitted by dwhitmore on April 15, 2025 - 11:37am

The Andean Working Group presents "Kubler in Cuzco: Shaping Architectural Modernity After the 1950 Earthquake" by Dr. Lucia Allais, Associate Professor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.


Registration is required for in-person and virtual participation. Register at tinyurl.com/AWGAllais

10th Cotsen Graduate Archaeology Conference: Plural Geographies

Submitted by dwhitmore on February 24, 2025 - 9:52am

The 2025 Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Graduate Student Conference centers on the theme of “Plural Geographies: exploring Alternative Ecologies and navigating through the Field.” This topic is meant to provide a platform for alternative approaches to archaeological methods. With this year’s theme, the conference organizing committee encourages graduate students to reflect, explore, and challenge the field of archaeology and related fields, especially through spatial, placebased, land-based, ecological, or geographical means, construed broadly.

Youth Day at the Cotsen

Submitted by dwhitmore on February 3, 2025 - 4:20pm

This event has reached full capacity and is no longer accepting reservations - please email outreach@ioa.ucla.edu for information about future events.

Open House for K-12 students

Visit the labs, participate in a variety of activities including dig boxes, pottery-making, rock art, photobooth, and more!

Beyond the Horizon: Pericentric Complexity in the Chavín Phenomenon at Atalla, Peru

Submitted by dwhitmore on January 14, 2025 - 8:49am

The Andean Working Group presents "Beyond the Horizon: Pericentric Complexity in the Chavín Phenomenon at Atalla, Peru" by Dr. Michelle Young, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University.

Michelle Young flyer

Registration is required for in-person and virtual participation.

Andean Environmental Conflicts, Risks, Disaster, and Development in the Anthropocene

Submitted by dwhitmore on October 21, 2024 - 3:55pm

Andean Working Group is pleased to announce Dr. Vladimir Gil Ramón's talk titled "Andean Environmental Conflicts, Risks, Disaster, and Development in the Anthropocene." Dr. Gil Ramón is a faculty member in the Department of Social Sciences and Environmental Development Master's Program at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). His research explores relationships between mining industries, the nation-state, and environmental risk, with publications including the 2020 book Fighting for Andean Resources.