S4 Ep3 - Society, Space, and Material Agency (w/ Dr. Scott Hutson) by CSUDHanthropology

Season 4 Episode 3: Society, Space, and Material Agency in the Northern Lowlands - Interview w/ Dr. Scott Hutson

In the third episode of Season 4, Reese, Diana, and Jose interview Dr. Scott Hutson, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky: https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/srhuts2

Listen in as Dr. Hutson discusses his research at several sites and along an 18-km ancient causeway in the northern Yucatan Peninsula. He explores how architectural spaces help us understand socio-political interactions, as well as how broadening our ideas about who and what had agency in Ancient Maya culture can help us better understand the materiality of daily life.

Image Credit: Hutson and Welch (2021) Roadwork: Long-Distance Causeways at Uci, Yucatan, Mexico. Latin American Antiquity 32(2), 2021, pp. 310–330

Uncovering the Ancient Maya is a student-run podcast dedicated to bridging the gap between Ancient Maya scholars and a broader public audience interested in the Ancient Maya civilization. The hosts interview archaeologists, art historians, ancient writing scholars, and other experts who specialize in studying the ancient Maya civilization of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Through their conversations, listeners are introduced to recent research projects about the Ancient Maya, providing us all an opportunity to learn the most up-to-date information about the ancient Maya civilization straight from the experts. The hosts for season 4 are Diana Chavez (Anthropology '25), Reese Santonil (Anthropology '24), and Jose Quintero (Anthropology '25).