Online Lecture: Tracing Sacred Routes — Ancient Americas

This is the second lecture in a two-part series exploring ceremonial roadways in the ancient world. While today’s roadways often mark economic connections, many ancient roads served sacred functions — used for parading divine statues, hosting large-scale processions or aligning with astronomical events. Join archaeologist and religious studies scholar Dr. Robert Weiner for an online exploration of ceremonial roadways in the ancient Americas, including the ritual roadways of Chaco Canyon, Maya sacbeob (“white roads”), Inca ceques and the Nazca lines. Together, these examples reveal how movement, space and belief were deeply intertwined in ancient American cultures.

This lecture is the second in a series of two lectures. To attend the full series, please also enroll in "Tracing Sacred Routes — Mediterranean & Europe" (#25318) on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at 1 p.m. (ET)/ 10 a.m. (PT). The cost is $25 per lecture. Your online lecture will take place live over the course of 1-2 hours. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly. This live online experience uses Zoom Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. You will receive a confirmation email when you enroll, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. Unless otherwise noted, all those who enroll in this program receive access to the live event as well as a recording of the lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event.