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From the Tulane Liberal Arts Newsletter: Peruvian Archaeology Brings Scholars to Japan
By Jason Nesbitt Assistant Professor of Anthropology “During the recent spring break, Elizabeth Boone (Art), John Verano, Tatsuya Murakami, and…
Dr. Arachu Castro named President-Elect of the Society for Medical Anthropology of the AAA
Congratulations to Dr. Arachu Castro, a faculty fellow at CIPR, who has been named President-Elect of the Society for Medical…
Summer Field Research in Peru featured in New Wave
The New Wave published a story “Anthropology students excavate ancient site in Peru” about Professor of Anthropology and Stone Center…
Marcello Canuto and Francisco Estrada-Belli Featured in National Geographic Story
A story about governance among the ancient Maya, In Search of the Lost Empire of the Maya, published in the…
John Verano's Book on Trepanation Featured in National News Media
John Verano, Professor of Anthropology and affiliate of the Stone Center, was featured in two recent national news articles about…
John Verano Publishes Book on Trepanation in the Ancient Americas
Story from the New Wave New textbook explores ancient cranial procedure By Barri Bronston “For a textbook, Tulane University anthropology…
John Verano quoted in Smithsonian News Story
Dr. John Verano, Professor of Anthropology and Affiliate of the Stone Center, was quoted in a Smithsonian News Article “Human…
From the New Wave "Verano returns to burial site 'before it's gone forever'"
By Carol J. Schlueter “John Verano cringed when he heard the news: Bulldozers were threatening to destroy the site in…
Local Students Exposed to Maya Culture
The Latin American Resource Center (LARC) organized visits to local schools by Ixnal Cuma Chávez and Baldomero Cuma Chávez, teachers…
5th Annual South Central Conference on Mesoamerica Call for Papers
The 5th Annual South Central Conference on Mesoamerica will be held October 24-26, 2014 at Tulane University. This multi-disciplinary conference…

MARI Brown Bag Talk Series: Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves "Recent Findings in Amazonian Archaeology"
Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves, CAPES Distinguished Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and Professor of Brazilian Archaeology at the…
MARI Brown Bag: John W. Hoopes "The Lost City of the Monkey God in Context: A Critical Appraisal of an Archaeological Quest in Eastern Honduras"
Dr. John W. Hoopes, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, will present on his recent research in eastern…
MARI Brown Bag: Michelle Pigott "Third Time's a Charm? Tristan de Luna's Florida Colony, 1559-1561"
Michelle Pigott, Graduate Student in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk titled “Third Time’s a Charm? Tristan de…
Diasporic Auralities: Jazz and Gwoka across the Abyss
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association and the Africana Studies department present a talk by Dr. Jermoe Camal, Assistant Professor in…
MARI Brown Bag: Olivia Navarro-Farr "Statecraft and Sorcery: Lady K'abel; Princess of Kan and Queen of Wak'"
Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the College of Wooster, will present a talk “Statecraft…
MARI Brown Bag: Nathan J. Meissner "Exploring the Role of Ethnopolities and Postclassic Maya Lithic Technology"
Dr. Nathan J. Meissner, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi will present a talk on his…
"Ixtz'unun: Making Stories from Maya History" Opening Reception
Join the Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans and the Middle American Research Institute for an opening reception for the…
MARI Brown Bag: Rachel Horowitz "Understanding Ancient Maya Economic Variability: Lithic Technological Organization in the Mopan Valley, Belize"
Rachel Horowitz, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University, will present a talk on her recent research…
MARI Brown Bag: Christopher Rodning "Spanish Contact and Colonialism in the Native American South"
Dr. Christopher B. Rodning, Associate Professor and Graduate Studies Coordinator of the Department of Anthropology, Tulane University, will present a…
MARI Brown Bag: Jayur Mehta "Native American Earthworks in the Mississippi River Delta of Southeastern Louisiana"
Dr. Jayur Mehta, Instructor and Archaeologist at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, will present a talk on his…
MARI Brown Bag: William Balee "Applied Historical Ecology in the Rio Iriri Basin, eastern Amazon"
Dr. William Balee, Professor of Anthropology and Stone Center affiliate faculty, presents a talk on his recent research in the…
Ancient Maya Landscapes: K-16 Educator Workshop
In conjunction with the Middle American Research Institute’s 14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium “Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their…
14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their World
The Middle American Research Institute, the Alphawood Foundation, and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are proud to present…
MARI Brown Bag: Jeb Card "The Haunted History of the Middle American Research Institute: Maya Archaeology at Tulane, Lost Continents, and the Secret Origins of Ancient Aliens"
Dr. Jeb Card, Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Miami and a Tulane Ph.D., will present a talk on…
Vodú Chic: Cuba's Haitian Heritage, the Folkloric Imaginary, and the State
The Department of Anthropology and Tulane Anthropology Student Association present a lecture by Dr. Grete Viddal, Zemurray-Stone Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "Investigations on Classic Maya Dynastic Relations. An Update from Holmul"
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present on talk on his recent research in…
MARI Brown Bag: Eugenia Robinson "Utatlan, A Late Postclassic Guatemalan Highland Capital: MARI Collections Research"
Dr. Eugenia Robinson, Professor of Anthropology at Montgomery College and a Research Affiliate of the Middle American Research Institute, will…
Ixcanul Screening and Educator Reception
The Latin American Resource Center and the Broad Theater are hosting a screening of Ixcanul, an educator reception, and discussion…
MARI Brown Bag: Stefan Gandler "Cultural mestizaje: tradition and modernity in Mexico"
MARI is pleased to announce the 17th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Stefan Gandler, Professor, Sociology and…
MARI Brown Bag - Erin Patterson "Mobility in the Central Maya Lowlands: Strontium, Oxygen, and Carbon Isotope Values from La Corona and El Perú-Waka'"
MARI is pleased to announce the 16th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erin Patterson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
Third Wave Coffee and Maya Farmers in Guatemala
Join us for a talk by Edward (Ted) Fischer, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American…
New Knowledge: Findings from the Catalogue of Endangered Languages
The Tulane University Center for Scholars, the Linguistics Department, and the Department of Anthropology present a talk by Lyle Campbell,…
MARI Brown Bag: Ted Fischer "German Eggs, Guatemalan Coffee, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing"
MARI is pleased to announce the 15th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Ted Fischer, Professor and Director of…
MARI Brown Bag: Erlend Johnson "Excavations at Sesalapa:exploring unresolved questions from an enigmatic, Late Classic residential site in the Sensenti valley of Western Honduras"
MARI is pleased to announce the 14th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erlend Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
Devotional Dances in Religious Feasts in Post-Indigenous Central Mexico and the Horcasitas Papers
David Robichaux Haydel, the Richard E. Greenleaf Fellow at the Latin American Library will present a work-in-progress talk entitled “Devotional…
MARI Brown Bag: Caroline Parris "Lunching with the Maya: A Discussion of Maya Feasting and Special Deposits from La Corona, Guatemala"
MARI is pleased to announce the 12th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Caroline Parris, graduate student in the…
MARI Brown Bag: Jason Nesbitt and Yuichi Matsumoto "New Insights on Ritual Practices from Campanayuq Rumi, Peru"
In the 10th M.A.R.I. Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year, Dr. Jason Nesbitt, Assisstant Professor of Anthropology at Tulane…
Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA) Sesiquiannual Conference
The SALSA 2016 meetings will be held in New Orleans, USA, from January 7th-10th, 2016. The Society for the Anthropology…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "History, Archaeology, and Remote Sensing at Holmul 2015"
In the 7th talk of the 2015-2016 MARI Brown Bag talk series, Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the…
Dietary Transitions and Food Security: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Brazil and Nicaragua
Dr. Barbara Piperata, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, will be giving a talk on Tuesday, September 29th,…
MARI Brown Bag: Elena Daniele "Italian Explorers of the New World, 1492-1522"
Elena Daniele, Visiting Assistant Professor in French and Italian at Tulane University, will present a talk entitled “Italian Explorers of…
Pre-Columbian Heritage and Indigenous Communities in Central America: The Role of Archaeology in the 21st Century
Dr. Tomas Barrientos Q., Director of the Archaeology Department at the Universidad del Valle, Guatemala and co-director of the Proyecto…
A Tale of Two Cities: Recent Investigations at Xunantunich, Belize
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. M. Kathryn Brown, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at…
MARI Brown Bag: Kathryn Sampeck "Violence, Money, and Piracy in the Homeland of Chocolate: Colonial Guatemala's Bittersweet Legacy"
Dr. Kathryn Sampeck, Associate Professor at Illinois State University, will give a talk entitled “Violence, Money, and Piracy in the…
Reading Early Maya Cities: Interpreting the Role of Writing in Urbanization
The Tulane Anthropology Student ASsociation (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. Danny Law of the University of Texas at Austin…
Geoglyphs and Landscape in the Pampas of Nasca, South Coast of Peru
Masato Sakai, an Associate Professor at Yamagata University in Japan, will present a talk entitled “Geoglyphs and Landscape in the…
MARI Brown Bag: "Examining Wari Influence in the Callejón de Huaylas."- A Talk by Rachel Witt
M.A.R.I is happy to present the sixteenth talk of the 2014-15 Brown Bag talk Series. Rachel Witt, Anthropology Graduate student,…
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Workers in the United States
Dr. Seth M. Holmes, Martin Sisters Assistant Professor, Health and Social Behavior at the University of California, Berkeley, will present…
Darwin Day New Orleans
Darwin Day New Orleans is part of a global celebration of Darwin’s life and work held on or around his…
A Talk by Dr. Timothy J. Smith:"(Dis)lodging Development: Indigenous Praxis and Community Tourism in Amazonian Ecuador."
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) will present a talk Friday, February 6, at 4 PM in Dinwiddie 103 by…
MARI Brown Bag: Marcello Canuto "A Multi-scalar Approach to the Collapse of the Classic Maya Political System: New Data, New Paradigm?"
Dr. Marcello A. Canuto, Director of the Middle-American Research Institute, will present on his recent research in a talk titled:…
Opening Reception "Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project"
The opening reception for the exhibit “Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project” by Jay…
MARI Brown Bag: Christopher Rodning "Joara, Cuenca, and Fort San Juan: The Northern Borderlands of La Florida, 1566-1568"
Dr. Christopher Rodning, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present on his research on Spanish contact with Native…
MARI Brown Bag: Jason Nesbitt "Sourcing Obsidian at Campanayuq Rumi: New Perspectives for Understanding Chavín Interaction (1100-500 BC)"
Jason Nesbitt, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk concerning his recent investigations at the Chavín…
Native American Chiefdoms and Spanish Conquistadors in Western North Carolina 1540-1568
Dr. Chris Rodning, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will give a talk entitled “Native American Chiefdoms and Spanish…
Death in Paradise: Archaeology and the Atlantic Slave Trade on St. Helena Island
Dr. Andy Pearson, a contract archaeologist in the U.K. with an academic affiliation with the University of Bristol, in England,…
Geometry, gigantism, and lacquerware, or, the origins of social hierarchy
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. William Balée, Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University. The…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "New Revelations on the Holmul Frieze and the Rise of the 'Kingdom of the North'"
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department, will present new findings about his recent excavations at the…
Dr. Clyde Snow Visiting Lecture on Forensic Anthropology in Guatemala
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow is visiting New Orleans this week, and has kindly offered to give a talk at…
Lecture by the Field Museum's Dr. Jonathan Haas
Dr. Jonathan Haas of the Field Museum will be giving a talk entitled “The Agricultural Foundations of Andean Civilization” on…

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K-14 Summer Educator Institute in Cuba

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Havana, Cuba | June 17 – July 1, 2017

The Application Deadline has Passed
$3,500.00 for 15 days

This two-week program through the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Cuban and Caribbean Studies, and in collaboration with Primary Source provides the unique opportunity to work on developing lesson plans while exploring the sights and sounds of a nation and country that remain obscured behind political rhetoric and misinformation. Recent economic changes on the island have provoked a series of social and cultural transformations that have left Cubans and the entire world wondering what could be next for the island and the Revolution. Don’t miss the chance to witness some of these challenges and triumphs firsthand and get the opportunity to bring your experience back to your students in the classroom.

Tulane’s summer program is locally sponsored and supported by the National Union of Writers and Artists. Participants will stay within walking distance of the Malecón, the university, and several cultural venues. In addition to field trips in Havana, there will also be group excursions to the historic cities of Trinidad and Cienfuegos, the Che Guevara monument in Santa Clara, Playa Girón, and Viñales.

For more information and for the institute application, please visit the institute webpage.

Summer Reading at the Pebbles Center Algiers

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Celebrate and learn about Latin America with your kids through the Stone Center’s Pebble Center at the Algiers Regional branch of the New Orleans Public Library for bilingual story time.

Our summer story hour will take place in June, July, and August on the second Tuesday of every month at 10:30 AM. All books are read in English and Spanish and readings are followed by an activity based on the book. Past books include Counting Ovejas, Drum Dream Girl, and Mango, Abuela, and Me. Readings are free and open to the public. Recommended ages 0 5 and parents!

Story Hour Dates/Themes

June 13
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July 11
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August 8
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