Penn Cultural Heritage Center: Archaeology and Community Development at Copan, Honduras. (Agurcia)

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 8:30am

Classroom 2, Penn Museum

The Penn Cultural Heritage Center

Archaeology and Community Development at Copan, Honduras

Speaker:Ricardo Agurcia, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract: This talk focuses on the preservation and management of archaeological resources and their rational use for tourism and the economic development of local communities.  The PDRVC project (which began in 2003 and was financed by the World Bank) at Copan, Honduras is presented as a case study.

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