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The Inkas’ holistic and monumental vision of environmental engineering and administration in extreme and varied environments is being researched for the exhibition "The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire," scheduled to be on view at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, from June 26, 2015, to June 1, 2017. Welcome by Kevin Gover, director of NMAI, and Wayne Clough, 12th secretary of the Smithsonian. Symposium moderator: Jose Barreiro, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).
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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 transcript of the video showing closing remarks for the symposium "Engineering the Inka Empire."
Brief transcript of the video showing discussion following the symposium presentations "Engineering the Inka Empire."
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.
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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