Learn from Penn State’s star educators and alumni every home football Saturday morning at The Nittany Lion Inn.

Admission is free. No reservation needed. Complimentary continental breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. Presentation starts at 9:00 a.m. Details and live stream at alumni.psu.edu/huddlelive.

In 1961, Penn State archaeologist William T. Sanders traveled to México’s Teotihuacan Valley to film the documentary Land and Water. The film provides an invaluable snapshot of agricultural and land-use practices in the area just prior to the urban explosion of México City. Sanders documented farmers using masonry dams, canals, and splash irrigation; women washing clothes at a nearby spring; and alcohol production. The Land and Water Revisited Film Project consists of 1) a look at what the original film captured; 2) a comparison of the old footage with the valley today; and 3) how researchers are currently studying the effects of urbanism. In the end, the new film will be a modern and tangible view of the effects of unchecked and unregulated growth.

Kirk D French Ph.D. in Anthropology, Penn State Class of 2009
Kirk French is an Associate Teaching Professor of Anthropology at Penn State and the Director and Executive Producer of Land and Water Revisited. He has spent over 20 years conducting archaeological research in Mesoamerica that deals with the interplay between humans and their environment, specifically as it relates to water. His passion for this particular project stems largely from his interest in environmental change. And one of the things he’s trying to accomplish with this film is to accurately document the changes and tell the personal stories from those who have been directly affected by it. PhD in Anthropology, Penn State, 2009.