Kenoyer to speak on Afghanistan, Pakistan history

Mark Kenoyer, professor of anthropology, will give the talk, “Afghanistan and Pakistan: The History of a Family Divided,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Deerfield Public Library, 12 W. Nelson St.

The free public discussion is part of the Humanities Forums on the Middle East series sponsored by the UW–Madison Center for the Humanities and the Dane County Library Service.

Kenoyer focuses his research on the Indus Valley and has worked in Pakistan and India, where he was born, for the past 26 years. He has conducted archaeological research and excavations at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, two of the most important early sites in Pakistan, and has also worked in western and central India. Kenoyer’s areas of specialization include ancient technologies and crafts, socio-economic and political organization as well as religion.

These interests have led Kenoyer to study a broad range of cultural periods in South Asia as well as other regions of the world. He is the author of “Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization” and his work is most recently featured in the June 2000 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

For more information, call (608) 764-8102.