Mayan Archaeologist Dr. William T. Sanders, 1926-2008
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Dr. Sanders passed away this week at the age of 82. In 1993, Dr. Sanders’ work in the Mayan ruins of Copan, Honduras (with his associate David Webster) was the focus of an 8-part series for PBS. Called Out of the Past, it examined the processes of archaeology through the lens of basic human nature, comparing several different ancient civilizations.
Read more about Sanders’ life and work at the NY Times.
You can watch every single episode of Out of the Past online through it’s original funder, the Annenberg Institute. The site is *free* but requires a simple registration in order to watch the videos.
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