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PIZZA TALK - "KINGS OF THE SUN"

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Thomas Garrison, Lecturer-University of Southern California, Dana and David Dornsife College

What Pizza Talk
When January 16, 2013
from 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
Where Fowler Museum Building, Room A222
Contact Name Ellen Hsieh
Contact Email
Contact Phone 310-825-4169
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"Kings of the Sun: Landscape Intersection and Rulership at El Zotz, Guatemala"

Thomas Garrison is an archaeologist specializing in ancient Mesoamerica as well as GIS and remote sensing applications in archaeology. His research includes the Preclassic Maya site of San Bartolo, Guatemala, where he examined changes in landscape and politics from 1000 BC-AD 1100.  Dr. Garrison has also worked in San Cristóbal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico), the Cayo District (Belize), Copan (Honduras), and Cuauhtinchan (Puebla, Mexico).

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