Anthropology professor speaks at upcoming 海角社区 Science Caf茅
Next Science CAFE is April 29:"Urban living in ancient, violent times" speaker, Dr. David Chicoine
People build and move to cities for various reasons, often to seek opportunities,
proximity, and security. Times of armed conflict can also lead to spontaneous urban
nucleation and rural exodus. Today, more than half of the world鈥檚 population lives
in urban areas. In the Nepe帽a Valley on the north-central coast of Peru during the
second half of the first millennium BC, people also sought out urban life. It was
a period of increased armed violence that saw the development of fortified towns and
warrior cultures.
In this talk, 海角社区 Professor of Archeology David Chicoine shares 20 years of archaeological
field research, comparing different forms of community arrangements and how those
shaped people鈥檚 daily lives in urban-like settings. Chicoine says his findings might
help us better understand ourselves and imagine alternative forms of existence.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Event starts at 6 p.m. For more information and to register go to .