Coming
Lectures Sponsored by the Northern NewJersey Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America to be held at Montclair State University
Coming
Lectures Sponsored by the Northern New
Jersey Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America to be held at Montclair State University
GENERAL INFORMATION
Unless otherwise specified, all meetings take place on the campus of Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, N. J. Most meetings take place in Dickson Building, the home of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (an exception to this is our November 20 event featuring Richardson Gill; see below). Non-members and new members are cordially invited. For directions to campus, CLICK HERE .. For more information, call 973-655-7420 or send e-mail to Rennert@mail.montclair.edu
PARKING DIRECTIONS FOR OFF-CAMPUS
ATTENDEES
When you drive onto the campus, stop at the main entrance booth (or another other security booth where security personnel are present), explain that you are going to the AIA lecture (note that our Wednesday, November 20 event with Richardson Gill will be held in Richardson Hall 120, just east of the Student Center and a short walk from our usual meeting place in Dickson) and get a Visitor's Pass and gatecard from the security person. You will be directed to a nearby parking location.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 8 p.m. in
Richardson 120: "New
Insights into the Classic Maya Collapse," a video presentation and
discussion by Dr. Richardson B.
Gill, Research Associate, The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Main Lecture Hall, First Floor Richardson Building This event will follow a slightly different format from most AIA lectures, but it promises to be every bit as interesting: Our invited speaker, Dr. Richardson Gill, a Maya archaeologist who has spent years conducting research in the lowland heartland of ancient Maya civilization, holds a Ph.D. in anthropological archaeology. Dr. Gill, who also has a strong background in physics, will present a recent video produced by the BBC that focuses on his recently published archaeological and paleoclimatological research regarding the 9th-century A.D. collapse of Classic Maya civilization. The video will be followed by a comments by Dr. Gill and a general discussion. One of the least understood aspects of Classic Maya culture (A.D. 250-850) is its sudden demise in the mid-9th century at the height of its achievements in architecture, art, mathematics, calendrics, and astronomy. Dr. Gill’s research, which in addition to Central American data, relies on information from a variety of locations around the world, may finally pinpoint the inciting event for the rapid unraveling of one of the world’s most accomplished ancient societies.
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