The College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series Presents:
“The Maya Collapse”
Presented by Dr. Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor & Director of the Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology at Vanderbilt.
6:00 pm Wednesday, October 15th.
Dinner and drinks will be available for purchase.
RSVP to reserve your spot:
http://www.cos.ucf.edu/dss/rsvp/Dr. Demarest will explore the most recent and surprising discoveries on the nature of the ancient Maya and the mystery of their dramatic collapse, as well as some possible lessons (or warnings?) for our own modern civilization.
Dr. Demarest is completing his twenty-sixth field season as a project director in Central America, currently excavating the ancient Maya port city of Cancuen and exploring the sites along the ancient Maya trade routes. His publications include over a hundred articles and twenty books and monographs. He was awarded the Orden Nacional del Patrimonio Cultrural by the President of the Republic of Guatemala in recognition of his work in community development, archaeology, and education. His archaeological discoveries have been covered in National Geographic and American Archaeology and he was profiled in Science.
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