“Death and Sacrifice at Midnight Terror Cave”

October 3, 2012-October 3, 2012

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AIA National Lecture by James Brady. Midnight Terror Cave was named by Mennonites who were called in the middle of the night to rescue a badly injured looter who had fallen from a slippery ledge and plunged into the cave. When the Belizean Institute of Archaeology investigated, they found more human skeletons than had ever been reported from a Maya cave. This led to the cave being featured in Cave of the Headless Corpse on the Discovery Channel’s Bone Detective. Dr. James Brady has just completed a three year investigation of Midnight Terror Cave that documented extensive modifications of the cave by the ancient Maya as well as evidence of a devastating earthquake that in one moment destroyed much of what the Maya had built. Finally, Dr. Brady will discuss an emerging view of human sacrifice among the Maya.

When:

6:30-8 p.m.

Where:

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave., Spokane, WA

City:

Spokane

Neighborhood:

Browne's Addition neighborhood, Downtown

Cost:

Free

Phone:

(509) 389-6429

Email:

rebecca.bishop@northmuseum.org

Website:

http://www.northwestmuseum.org/

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