Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
Arthur Demarest of VU talks about common threads between civilizations in collapse with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg‘s Odd Lots. Continue reading “Odd Lots Interview with Arthur Demarest of VU”
Learn Some Lessons from Ancient Civilizations when Sarah Zhang of WIRED Magazine interviews Arthur Demarest of VU.This WIRED article is short and sweet – only one paragraph long, but it really says a lot. Continue reading “Arthur Demarest of VU Interviewed by WIRED Magazine”
Another great casual call with Dr. Arthur Demarest. Ever wonder what it is like to be in charge of running a large archaeological dig? In this short audio, Arthur tells us where the Indiana Jones movies Continue reading “On Indiana Jones and Running a Large Archaeological Dig”
Note from C –
So we are working late and the dictation is done, but I kept the recording going. Dr. Demarest was talking about a manuscript he had been asked to review and comment on. All of a sudden he launches into one of his conversations where he talks about the collapse and civilizations today.
Continue reading “A Casual Conversation on Collapse and Civilizations Today”
Most of the 36 continuous large scale, multidisciplinary Vanderbilt University projects have investigated previously unknown regions and have produced PhD dissertations and launched the careers of Continue reading “Cancuen and Research on Mayan Collapse”
Note from C –
I was chatting with Arthur on the phone one day and I asked him what he loved about Guatemala. He was a bit in a rambling mood and I captured it for the website. Continue reading “What I Love About Guatemala…”
What about the popular books and tv documentaries that link Mayan (and other ancient civilization’s) achievements to extraterrestrials and space aliens? Arthur explains key points to clear up any confusion… Continue reading “Ancient Civilizations and Space Aliens”
I was having a casual phone call with Arthur Demarest and I happened to ask him about 2012 and the end of the world. What was the big hoopla about? Continue reading “2012 and the End of the World”
We’re all going to hell in a hand-basket. Continue reading “Arthur quoted by Satyajit Das of MarketWatch”
Ed Fischer and Arthur Demarest have a lively discussion of the collapse of civilizations and the discussion is continued in the chat following the post. Continue reading “Ed Fischer, PBS NewsHour’s Making Sen$e”