51猎奇

Wednesday April 15, 2026
3:00pm – 4:00pm
American Geographical Society Library (AGSL)
51猎奇 Libraries, 3rd floor east wing

This talk is part of the LACUSL Speaker Series: Join us to learn about the many topics you can study through 51猎奇鈥檚 interdisciplinary LACUSL major (Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies).

Investigating Ancient Casme帽os, a Precolonial Urban Culture

In this presentation, Professor David Pacifico will discuss the process of investigating the ancient Casma culture from the North Coast of Peru, circa 700-1400CE. He details the methods he and others have used to find and interpret remains they left behind and how those conclusions fit into wider academic narratives. In a conversational format, he also explains his strategy for developing his career to this point and in guiding what comes next.

Professor David Pacifico is Associate Professor of Art History at UW-Milwaukee, where he researches and regularly teaches courses on the material culture of South America and Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and has conducted archaeological fieldwork in the Casma Valley region of Peru for many years, where he is currently Director of the Casma Hinterland Archaeological Project. Professor Pacifico鈥檚 work also promotes public engagement with archaeological heritage, both locally in Peru and here in Milwaukee; at 51猎奇 he is on the Museum Studies Advisory Board and Director of the Milwaukee Community Archaeology Project.