Road Scholar. Online Lecture: Tracing Sacred Routes — Ancient Americas

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Lectures

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Adults
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Explore the ceremonial roadways in the ancient world. While today’s roadways often mark economic connections, many ancient roads served sacred functions — used for parading divine statues, hosting large-scale processions, or aligning with astronomical events. 

Join archaeologist and religious studies scholar Dr. Robert Weiner for an online exploration of ceremonial roadways in the ancient Americas, including the ritual roadways of Chaco Canyon, Maya sacbeob (“white roads”), Inca ceques, and the Nazca lines. Together, these examples reveal how movement, space, and belief were deeply intertwined in ancient American cultures. 

This is a live online experience; the lecture will last one hour with 30 minutes for Q & A.  You will not be pictured on-screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor questions using the Q&A box.