Molecular to Monumental: Rediscovering Lost Cultures from the Inside Out

With the aid of modern CT scan technology, conservators are seeing ancient civilizations in a whole new light, from Egyptian High Priests to Peruvian artisans. Their remnants of day-of-day life are all but lost to time, but we can now expose these cultures and link their very distant past to our present. In this seminar, The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) pools together a panel of five distinguished specialists to present case studies: Mary Greuel and Francesa Casadio, Art Institute of Chicago; J.P. Brown, Field Museum; Laura D'Alessandro, University of Chicago; Michael Vannier, University of Chicago Medical Center. James Cuno, President and Director, Art Institute of Chicago, and Alan Schriesheim, President of C2ST, open the seminar. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.