WOOSTER — Keith Eppich, professor of anthropology at Collin College, will present "Animal Spirits and the Archaeology of the Social: Investigation of Native American Society at the Classic Maya City of El Perú-Waká" on Monday, Feb. 5, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A reception will follow.
Eppich will examine how modern scholars can reconstruct ancient social structure and the dynamisms of social units. This has been attempted at El Perú-Waká, a ruined city lying in the northern jungles of Guatemala, and abandoned a thousand years ago. There the ancient Maya families, lineages, and noble houses interacted with each other and their political and natural environment, engaging in feasts and rituals, satisfying and acquiring the sacred animal spirits that animated their world.
Eppich received his Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University. He has been researching El Perú-Waká since 2001 and is the author of a number of articles and book chapters related to his findings.
Additional information is available by phone 330-263-2474 or pkardulias@wooster.edu.