Reading the Past: Mind, Brain & Archeology

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Explore new perspectives in the study of the past and in the interpretation of the ancient and modern mind through brain science, humanities, archaeology, anthropology and visual studies. Speakers include: Michael Platt (Duke University, Neurobiology, Evolutionary Anthropology and Psychology & Neuroscience), Maurizio Forte (Duke University, Classical Studies), Dietrich Stout (Emory University, Anthropology), Ian Hodder (Stanford University, Anthropology), Lynn Meskell (Stanford University, Anthropology), Anjan Chatterjee (University of Pennsylvania, Neurology), Bill Seaman (Duke University, Art, Art History & Visual Studies), Carla Antonaccio (Duke University, Classical Studies), and Alex Martin (National Institutes of Health).