Sara Juengst (Asst. Prof. of Anthropology, UNC Charlotte) Lecture Description: As a bioarchaeologist, Juengst skeletons excavated from archaeological contexts in order to investigate past lifeways, considering topics such as power, food, community, and violence. Violent interactions resulting in major skeletal injury were common in the pre-Hispanic Andes, caused by shifting political power, resource scarcity, and community […]

Richard Talbert (William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Lecture Description: It is clear that the Romans gained, administered and defended a vast empire for several centuries.  Much less clear, however, is the issue of how – in their pre-modern, largely unscientific era – they envisaged this world […]