What Can We Learn from the Archaeology of Sustainable Agriculture?

SAR Humanities Festival: Food for Thought

Chelsea Fisher

Linda S. Cordell Lecture

Co-presented with the New Mexico History Museum

Archaeology plays an important role in the pursuit of sustainable agriculture. Modern farmers are reviving ancient techniques—such as medieval Moorish irrigation canals and Aztec-era floating gardens—to cope with the environmental challenges our planet faces today. Dr. Fisher will share valuable and often surprising insights that ancient food systems offer, using compelling archaeological evidence from past societies. Chelsea Fisher is an archaeologist and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina.

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