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Brief transcript of the video showing discussion following the symposium presentations "Engineering the Inka Empire."

Closing Remarks

Andeanist Colin McEwan (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection) asks, To what end is this deep knowledge of material and landscape employed? What is the nature of empire? He welcomes the discussion between specialists and nonspecialists that the symposium and exhibition will inspire.

Questions and Answers

Lively discussion of Andean self-sufficiency today; the ethics of engineering the environment and the reasons behind its success; and how Inka social organization, managed through the roads, khipu, and highly productive agriculture, allowed for the rise of the empire.
Brief bios of the engineers, computer scientists, archaeologists, Andeanists, and other scholars who took part in "Engineering the Inka Empire: A Symposium on Sustainability and Ancient Technologies," presented at the National Museum in Washington, DC, November 4, 2013. The symposium described rese…
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