[Aztlan] LSU lecture on bioarchaeological research on Ancient Andeans

[michael ruggeri]

October 26, 3:00 PM
Chancellor’s Distinguished Lectureship Series:
Louisiana State University
“Tombs of the Ancestors: An Interdisciplinary Approach.”
National Academy of Sciences member Jane E. Buikstra
LSU will host renowned bioarcheologist and forensic expert Jane E.  
Buikstra for the fall installment of the Chancellor’s Distinguished  
Lectureship Series.
She will use a series of four case studies to explore the manner in  
which bioarchaeological research enhances our knowledge of ancient  
Americans.
In her talk, Buikstra will explore diet, gender and political  
relationships through the study of tombs in South Central Andes  
region, and will also explore the host-pathogen relationship for  
infectious diseases, specifically ancient American tuberculosis, as  
revealed through forensic study of skeletal changes and molecular  
biology. She will discuss the life history of Yax Kuk Mo, the founder  
of the Classic Period dynasty at the ancient Maya city of Copán in  
Honduras, highlighting the benefits of a holistic approach that  
includes biochemical, skeletal and artifactual analyses. Finally, she  
will discuss ways in which new methods inform about the life of the  
great Maya king Hanab Pakal, buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions  
at the site of the Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.
Dalton J. Woods Auditorium in the Energy, Coast & Environment Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
http://www.research.lsu.edu/cdlslectures.shtml

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