This program will be available for sale to the general public starting on July 7, 2024.Want to purchase your tickets before then? Become a member today, or if you are already a member, log in to purchase your tickets. 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 Tickets $20 Member $25 Non-Member 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.
