Indigenous Peoples' Day Event at the Michael Schwartz Library:
Please join us for a free illustrated lecture by CSU Anthropology professor Dr. Phil Wanyerka on the native peoples of the Cuyahoga Valley.
Monday, October 9th at 11:30am
Dr. Phil Wanyerka: Native Peoples of the Cuyahoga Valley
The arrival of the first peoples to the Cuyahoga Valley some 13,000 years ago marked the beginning of a long and enduring Native American presence here in Northeast Ohio. Since the mid-19th century, archaeologists have been exploring the Cuyahoga Valley in order to examine and investigate the native peoples who called this valley home in one of the best-defined archaeological regions in Northeast Ohio. Dr Wanyerka has been investigating the ancient prehistory and spectacular cultural achievements of the prehistoric peoples of the Cuyahoga Valley since the 1980s. Join him as he presents an illustrated lecture on the prehistory and archaeology of the Cuyahoga Valley.
Monday, October 9th
11:30am
1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
free and open
How the Ancient Maya Predicted Eclipses,
Like the Coming One Here on April 8th
A free lecture by Dr. Peter Dunham
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
11:30-12:30
Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor
FREE: All are welcome
How did the ancient Maya predict eclipses?
Eclipses are mysterious. Many of us do not understand them. Few can actually predict them. But, the ancient Maya did. One of their books contains a table that predicts eclipses anywhere in the world, like the one that we are about to experience in Northern Ohio. How did they do it? Join us as we explore ancient Maya eclipse prediction, a journey that is bound to put the coming eclipse in a whole new light for you and renew your appreciation for the many great achievements of Native American peoples.
ABOUT PETER DUNHAM
A retired archaeologist from CSU’s Anthropology program in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Dr. Peter Dunham spent his career studying Native American civilizations, in particular the ancient Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula. For a number of years, he directed a major project funded by the National Geographic Society on Maya resource exploitation and exchange in the Maya Mountains of Belize, where he discovered over a dozen previously unreported sites.
Eclipse table of the Dresden Codex, 11th or 12th century