Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library recently issued the following announcement.
Join the Flagstaff Public Library virtually in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month and the Science Festival in this talk with Dr. Jaime Awe. For more information email libraryprograms@flagstaffpubliclibrary.org or call 928-213-2331
"Growing up in the small town of San Ignacio in western Belize, I always pondered about the early history of the people who had made this place their home. How did they live, what did their communities look like, and what kind of festivals and ceremonies did they celebrate on special events? It was this deep desire to learn of my country’s past that eventually led me to pursue a career in archaeology, and why I have spent my entire professional life exploring, excavating, and conserving many of the ancient and amazing Maya cities in western Belize. In this presentation, I plan to share this incredible journey of exploration and to highlight some of the amazing discoveries I have had the privilege to experience during my study of Belize’s ancient Maya past." - Dr. Jaime Awe
Jaime Awe is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University, member Emeritus of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, and Director of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. He received his Bachelor’s Degree with Honours, and a Masters Degree in Anthropology at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Archaeology at the University of London. Between 2003 and 2014, he served as the first Director of the Belize Institute of Archaeology where he was responsible for managing the archaeological heritage of his home country Belize. During his extensive professional career, he has been responsible for conserving several of the major archaeological sites in Belize, and he has expended considerable effort to integrate archaeology and community development in the country. Concurrently, his research has focused on questions that span from the Paleo-Indian period to the time of European conquest in the 16th Century, and on questions related to the rise of cultural complexity in western Belize, and on human responses to environmental stress during the decline of Maya civilization.
Join us for this exciting talk and celebrate Hispanic Heritage and the Science Festival together!
Date: September 23, 2021
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