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Last week was the first Penn Museum event of the new year! This one was made extra special by the fact that Heather was in town and joined the AW and me for the lecture. Yay! Here's the description:
El Dorado in the Americas: a Wild Dream or Actual Fact?
by Dr. Clark L. Erickson
Conquistadors, explorers, treasure hunters, and many others have long sought the famed El Dorado or Golden City. Throughout history, elaborate stories and myths have circulated about the existence of such a place and bits of evidence assembled to attempt to prove its reality. Professor Erickson explores the origins of El Dorado, the complex narratives that circulate, and the historical, ethnographic, and archaeological information that may help us understand the popularity of the concept of El Dorado through time.
It was an interesting lecture, but not my favorite. I like it when they can show us pictures of neat actual objects that they found. But this was cool and Dr. Erickson knew a lot about random conquistadors with wild personalities. Some of what he talked about reminded me of the book about the City of Z. It was definitely informative, and Heather seemed to have fun and it was supercool to show her what we do every month. :)
El Dorado in the Americas: a Wild Dream or Actual Fact?
by Dr. Clark L. Erickson
Conquistadors, explorers, treasure hunters, and many others have long sought the famed El Dorado or Golden City. Throughout history, elaborate stories and myths have circulated about the existence of such a place and bits of evidence assembled to attempt to prove its reality. Professor Erickson explores the origins of El Dorado, the complex narratives that circulate, and the historical, ethnographic, and archaeological information that may help us understand the popularity of the concept of El Dorado through time.
It was an interesting lecture, but not my favorite. I like it when they can show us pictures of neat actual objects that they found. But this was cool and Dr. Erickson knew a lot about random conquistadors with wild personalities. Some of what he talked about reminded me of the book about the City of Z. It was definitely informative, and Heather seemed to have fun and it was supercool to show her what we do every month. :)
