Most recent public lectures are video-recorded. Click the title for the speaker name, a full description of the talk, and a transcript.
Video: Climate, Water, and the Evolution of Early Societies: From the Tropical Maya Lowlands to the Arid Puebloan Southwest See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Named Lecture Series, Gordon R. Willey Lecture, Mexico and Central America, North America The earliest complex societies found in the Western Hemisphere developed... Read more about Video: Climate, Water, and the Evolution of Early Societies: From the Tropical Maya Lowlands to the Arid Puebloan Southwest
Video: Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Mexico and Central America The Peabody Museum has conducted archaeological research in the Maya site of Copan... Read more about Video: Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology
Video: Early Archaeology of the Pacific See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Oceania The earliest European explorations in the Pacific region sparked speculation... Read more about Video: Early Archaeology of the Pacific
Video: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Discovers Himself: Excavations of the Great Aztec Temple See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Named Lecture Series, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture, Mexico and Central America The 1978 discovery of the Great Aztec Temple in downtown Mexico City riveted... Read more about Video: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Discovers Himself: Excavations of the Great Aztec Temple
Video: From Conquest to Colony: The Early Colonial Period in Peru See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, South America Peru’s early colonial history is generally viewed from the perspective of the Europeans who invaded the region... Read more about Video: From Conquest to Colony: The Early Colonial Period in Peru
Video: Life at Colonial Harvard: The Archaeological Evidence See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Exhibit Videos, North America Harvard University's 1650 charter founded a multicultural educational setting... Read more about Video: Life at Colonial Harvard: The Archaeological Evidence