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Some of Mexico's and the world's most prestigious scholars on Pre-Hispanic culture will give a series of talks about different aspects of Mesoamerican art and archaeology. The third module, Time and Calendar: Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy, will take place Wednesdays in October as follows:
6 October - A monument to astronomical erudition.
Dr Ismael Arturo Montero García. In 2002, received from the Presidency of the Republic the National Forest Merit Award; in 2018, the Congress of the Union, publicly recognized the contributions of the Great Mayan Aquifer project, of which he is a collaborator. He is the author of ten books and has coordinated six more; likewise, he has published more than fifty academic articles in the country and abroad. Currently serves as director of the Center for Research and Dissemination of Science at the University from Tepeyac, is a researcher for the National Council of Science and Technology attached to the Commission National of Protected Natural Areas.
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13 October - Mayan caves as markers of solar events.
Dr Luis Alberto Martos López. He has been vice principal of research at the National Museum of Anthropology and Director of Archaeological Studies. He has published 8 books and a children's novel and 68 articles in different specialized magazines and books, as well as participating with conferences and presentations in numerous national and international forums.
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20 October - Natural and cultural calendars, the Mesoamerican example.
Dr Rubén Bernardo Morante López. Director of the Xalapa Museum of Anthropology (1997-2005). Manager and creator of the first computer center of the Veracruzana University in the Orizaba-Córdoba Region. More than 200 publications in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch and Russian.
27 October - Solar ages. Pre-Hispanic time and its prophecies.#
Dr Víctor Manuel Arribalzaga Tobón. He has participated in various archaeological projects in the Mexican Republic: Explorations in the southern jungle of the state of Quintana Roo and in various mountains of the Altiplano. He is currently a research professor at the Research and Conservation Sub-Directorate of the Archaeological Studies Directorate of the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Every session lasts a maximum of two hours. Register to get Zoom access. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.