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Archaeology Day Lecture: Dr. Frances Hayashida "The Meaning and Making of Maize Beer in the Andes."

When: 
Thursday, October 16, 2025 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Where: 
Hibben Center, Rm 105 + Zoom
Cost: 
Free and Open to All
Presenter/s: 
Dr. Frances Hayashida (University of New Mexico)

* Registration required for Zoom access here *

** Registration for in-person attendance on our Eventbrite page here is not required but appreciated **

The Meaning and Making of Maize Beer in the Andes

DR. FRANCES HAYASHIDA (Professor of Anthropology & Director of the Latin American & Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico)

In the Andes, maize beer was and continues to be both an everyday beverage and a substance essential for social and ritual exchanges. It fueled the empire of the Inkas, who brewed, served, and sacrificed maize beer in vast quantities. In this talk, archaeologist Dr. Hayashida will discuss the uses of maize beer in prehispanic times, and how observations of contemporary brewing help identify and interpret brewing in the past. In-person lecture also offered on Zoom.

Co-sponsored by Latin American & Iberian Institute.