Lunch Club Series: Networks on the Ground
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People move. When we do, we shape our cities by creating networks of movement behaviors in the form of trails, roads and pathways. This is true on every urban settlement in our planet. Thus, ancient settlements and their ancient roads are essential to understand the roles that movement plays in the spatial configuration of a city and the daily life of its residents. Here, I present a novel approach to identify and study >1,000-year-old pathways using remote sensing (lidar), computational analyses, and traditional archaeological work like survey and excavation in a massive Mesoamerican urban center in Western Mexico.
Key Speaker: Rodrigo Solinis-Casparius
Participants
Stanford Archaeology Center
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The Stanford Archaeology Center is an interdisciplinary hub focused on innovative research and education in archaeology and heritage. We seek to understand the past and also the complex ways in which the archaeological past contributes to contemporary and future worlds. We work to redress the colonial foundations of archaeology through an enduring commitment to ethics and to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through dedicated lab facilities, workshops and lectures with distinguished scholars, opportunities for hands-on fieldwork and access to the Stanford University Archaeology Collection, the Center supports excellence in archaeological research and fosters dynamic links between scholars in disparate fields.
