USU Museum of Anthropology Looks at Indigenous Peoples from Mexico to Chile

The original inhabitants of Latin America — from Mexico to Chile — is the subject in the spotlight at the next “Saturdays at the Museum” series event provided by the Museum of Anthropology at Utah State University. Guest speaker is Patricio R. Ortiz, providing a lecture on a subject on which she is passionate.

 

Ortiz, who holds a doctorate in education, is a guest at the museum Saturday, July 18.

 

Visiting the Aztec pyramids of Teotihuacan, Maya examples in Chichen-Itza, Tikal or Copan, visiting the Inca ceremonial site of Machu-Pichu or simply the indigenous market places between Mexico and Peru inspire Ortiz. All are sites where direct descendents of the ancient builders still remain, she said.

 

“I cannot stop thinking and feeling how the magic of those sites and the cultures remind us of how much we have to learn from indigenous knowledge and wisdom of the ancient civilizations,” Ortiz said. “These are important parts of the continent on which we live today.”

 

Saturday’s guest will speak at the museum at 1 p.m. Activities for young people will be available throughout the day.

 

USU students and members of the public are invited to the museum any time during the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours. Saturday’s program is funded by the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Office of Museum Services.

 

The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building. For more information on this event, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum Web site.

 

 

Source: USU Museum of Anthropology