BookPeople Presents: David Stuart - The Four Heavens

Please welcome David Stuart and Thomas G. Garrison to celebrate The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya!

This event is free and open to the public.

• Start time: 7:00 P.M.
• Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
• Location: The second floor of BookPeople.

The author will be signing and personalizing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.

• To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.
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About the book:

From the world-leading expert on the Maya, a monumental history of a flourishing civilization across three millennia.

The Four Heavens brings to life the cultural and visual splendor of the ancient Maya, drawing on the oldest indigenous texts of the Americas and the latest archaeological discoveries to present an entirely new history of this spectacular civilization. Renowned historian and archaeologist David Stuart, who has made groundbreaking contributions to the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics, shows how there was no single rise and fall of the Maya but a series of births and collapses over a breathtaking span of nearly three millennia.

About the author:

David Stuart is the David and Linda Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing and director of the Mesoamerica Center at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya, The Order of Days: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Maya, and Spearthrower Owl: A Teotihuacan Ruler in Maya History. He is the youngest person ever to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.

About the moderator:

Thomas G. Garrison is a Maya archaeologist who specializes in applying digital technologies to the study of the past. He has edited three books and published dozens of articles and chapters. He serves on the archaeology advisory committee of the Pacunam Lidar Initiative and as a Principal Investigator in the LidArc Consortium—two of the largest archaeologically focused, high-resolution lidar projects in the world. A National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Garrison’s research is featured in the series Lost Treasures of the Maya on the National Geographic Channel and Disney+. His other interests include ancient Maya warfare, environments, and politics. He is currently Assistant Professor of Geography & the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin and Director of the Lidar and Landscapes of the Ancient Mediterranean and Americas (LLAMA) Lab.

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