Dear Friends and Colleagues,
You are invited to join our La Trobe Archaeology Zoom webinar at 8:30 pm on Thursday, 11
March (Australian Eastern Daylight Time [AEDT]).
Professor José Iriarte (University of Exeter) will speak on the topic 'An Ice Age Art
Gallery in Amazonia? The End of the Journey Project.'
Despite being well-known for remarkable civilisations such as the Moche and Inca, the
early settlement of South America has remained obscure until recent times, and the
development of complex society in the continent had long been thought to trail Mesoamerica
to its north. Now we have long tent-houses dating 14,000 years old at the tip of southern
Chile, and the earliest urban complexes in the Americas at Caral and Aspero in Peru,
predating the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Professor Iriarte's research has
revealed earth-building societies stretching for hundreds of thousands of square
kilometres across Amazonia and a sophisticated agroforestry tradition developed in the
region. Most spectacular of all is his discovery of rock art galleries in Colombia,
stretching over 12 kilometres long, that depict a plethora of extinct animals dating to
12,500 years ago.
Register in advance for the seminar at the following link by 5pm, Thursday 11 March
(AEDT).
https://latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hxpf2WalSv22KCaLCdRR8g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
Further information below.
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Or an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323: zoom.aarnet.edu.au
Meeting ID: 818 5958 4471
SIP: 81859584471(a)zoom.aarnet.edu.au
Regards,
Dr Phillip Edwards
Associate Professor (Reader)
Department of Archaeology & History
School of Humanities and Social Sciences | La Trobe University | Bundoora 3086
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