Video: Modern Humans’ Earliest Artwork and Music: New European Discoveries See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Lecture, Europe The earliest evidence of artwork made by modern humans, Aurignacian art... Read more about Video: Modern Humans’ Earliest Artwork and Music: New European Discoveries
Video: Tales of the Moche Kings and Queens: Elite Burials from the North Coast of Peru See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, South America 2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of the Lord of Sipán, one of the most spectacular gold... Read more about Video: Tales of the Moche Kings and Queens: Elite Burials from the North Coast of Peru
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: Origins of the Silk Roads See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Asia Approximately 4,000 years ago, the peoples of China and Eurasia gradually began... Read more about Video: Origins of the Silk Roads
Video: Anxieties about Race in Egyptology and Egyptomania, 1890–1960 See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Race, Representation & Museums, Africa, Europe, North America Despite ideals of scientific and scholarly objectivity, both Egyptologists... Read more about Video: Anxieties about Race in Egyptology and Egyptomania, 1890–1960
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: The Dawn of Olmec Civilization See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Named Lecture Series, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture, Mexico and Central America The hearth of Olmec civilization is located in the tropical lowlands of Mexico’s... Read more about Video: The Dawn of Olmec Civilization
Video: Love and Death in the Stone Age See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Evolution, Named Lecture Series, Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Lecture, Africa, Asia, Europe Humans are the only animal species that bury their dead, and this practice... Read more about Video: Love and Death in the Stone Age
Video: Teotihuacan and the Making of a World City See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Named Lecture Series, Gordon R. Willey Lecture, Mexico and Central America In the first century CE, Teotihuacan became the capital of the area... Read more about Video: Teotihuacan and the Making of a World City
Video: The Origins of Maya Civilization: New Insights from Ceibal See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, History, Named Lecture Series, Gordon R. Willey Lecture, Mexico and Central America In the 1960s, Gordon Willey and a team of Harvard archaeologists led... Read more about Video: The Origins of Maya Civilization: New Insights from Ceibal
Video: The Mexican Revolution of 1910: A Sociohistorical Interpretation See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Named Lecture Series, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture, Mexico and Central America A rigged election and a political crisis among competing elites, middle classes,... Read more about Video: The Mexican Revolution of 1910: A Sociohistorical Interpretation
Video: The Ancient Maya Response to Climate Change: A Cautionary Tale See also: Public Lectures, Archaeology, Named Lecture Series, Gordon R. Willey Lecture, Mexico and Central America Ancient Maya civilization—known for its cities, monumental architecture,... Read more about Video: The Ancient Maya Response to Climate Change: A Cautionary Tale
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
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: 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