The Ancient Inca – The New World’s Largest Empire by Dirk Van Tuerenhout

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Ancient Inca – The New World’s Largest Empire by Dirk Van Tuerenhout

Tuesday, May. 7, 2019 – Tuesday, May. 7, 2019

07:00 PM
US/Central

Along the countless rivers that emanated from the long mountain chain that is the Andes, the Inca were the final successor of a long line of advanced civilizations that once existed along the Pacific Coast of South America. The Inca Empire was amazingly successful, yet was also extraordinarily short-lived. Archaeologist Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout will explain how this empire with two capitals, ruled by an emperor considered a living god, managed to transform the landscape they lived in with nothing more than stone tools.

Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout is curator of anthropology at Houston Museum of Natural Science. His passion for Mesoamerica is portrayed in his entertaining talks.

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