Climate Crises in Human History

Panel Presentation Event

Presented by the Penn Museum

Participants in a 2008 conference at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology examined the response of selected cultures to climate events documented from the archaeological and geological record, ranging over the Americas, Europe, Africa, South East Asia, and the Near East over several millennia.

In this lively panel presentation, Climate Crises co-editor and author Robert Giegengack, and authors Richard Hodges and Jennifer Smith present their articles and continue the discussion.

Panelists:
Robert Giegengack (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania)

Richard Hodges (Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)

Jennifer R. Smith (Dean of the College, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Washington University in St. Louis)

Moderator:
Matthew Santirocco (Professor of Classics; Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs; Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies, New York University)

There will be a reception folowing the event.

To RSVP, please email isaw@nyu.edu.