Upcoming Cultural Event at UAB

Time

Wednesday, November 17 · 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Location

Heritage Hall Room 102

Did ancient Maya prophesies predict an end of days coming in December of 2012? Is modern science collecting evidence that an apocalypse is indeed upon is? Or are modern spiritualists correct that we are entering a new age of enlightenment and peace? Renowned Maya scholar Dr. Edwin Barnhart will separate fact from fiction in his fascinating lecture, "2012: The End of Days?" on November 17, 2010 at the campus of UAB in Heritage... Hall Room 102 at 7 p.m. This is event is sponsored by the UAB Lecture Series Committee.

Maya Exploration Center Director, Barnhart has two decades of experience in Mesoamerica as an archaeologist, an explorer and an instructor. While working in Belize, Barnhart discovered the ancient city of Ma'ax Na (Monkey House), a major center of the Classic Maya Period. He mapped over 600 structures at Ma'ax Na between 1995 and 1997 before moving his research focus to Chiapas, Mexico. While working on The Palenque Mapping Project, he documented over 1100 new structures, bringing the site total to almost 1500. The resultant map has been celebrated as one of the most detailed and accurate ever made of a Maya ruin.

Barnhart received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. He is a Fellow of the Explorer's Club and teaches National Science Foundation classes for college professors on Maya astronomy and sacred geometry.

For more information, please contact the UAB Office of Student Involvement in the Hill University Center Room 440 or call 205.934.8020.