Become a member and save up to 20% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Putting Ancient Tech to New Use: Water Engineering in the Andes Evening Lecture/Seminar Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1J0401 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $20 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $25 Non-Member Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Adding to your cart... Resize text Part of the puquio hydraulic system Thousands of years ago, Indigenous peoples in the Andes assessed their climate, geography, and ecology and realized that, to provide better support for agriculture and herding, they needed to harness water. The solution they chose was to build hydraulic infrastructure, such as canals, terraces, reservoirs, and dams. Kevin Lane, an archaeologist and senior researcher at CONICET Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, reveals the story of this technology on the coast and in the highlands of the central Andes, which differs in ways that reflect their surroundings. He also explains how some of these ancient technologies are being repurposed today as a tool for dealing with the effects of climate change. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
