Please join archeologist Dr. Kevin Lane for a lecture on the archaeology of Peru and the broader South America on Monday, April 28, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, followed by a refreshment. Tickets are $5 for SBMA Members and $10 for non-members.

Dr. Lane will be the study leader on SBMA’s special tour to Peru in the fall of 2026. He led a similar SBMA tour in 2022 and the SBMA Members who went described him as "engaging, delightful, bright, and enthusiastic" and one guest remarked, "Anyone who travels to Peru with him is in for a real treat."

We hope you will join us at the lecture and/or on the tour to learn about Peru’s fascinating archaeology and more!

About Kevin Lane

Dr. Kevin Lane is a senior researcher of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) of Argentina at the Institute of Cultures (IDECU, University of Buenos Aires) and a professor at the University of Buenos Aires. He was recently appointed a Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Reading, UK (2025-2027). He is a founding member of PUNKU-Centro de Investigacíon Andina, a Peruvian NGO dedicated to the rehabilitation of ancient technology and a consultant for the Mountain Institute – Peru. He has over 30 years of experience as a field archaeologist.

Kevin Lane completed his PhD in Andean archaeology at the University of Cambridge (2006). Subsequently, he was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Manchester, a Sainsbury Fellow at the University of East Anglia, and a Research Fellow of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, before co-directing a large Leverhulme Research Project through the University of Cambridge. He also directed a project on ancient Andean mobility.

Since 2019, he has been director of the Past Water Futures project dedicated to the restoration of ancient dams for modern use in the increasingly water-depleted Andes. Throughout Dr. Lane’s research, water has been a guiding theme, especially in regards to how past water management solutions can enhance modern community resilience and water security in the present. Dr. Lane has shown his commitment to working with indigenous communities and associated partners towards finding high-tech, low-cost solutions to modern water problems. He has published widely on these themes.