I’m pleased to announce that world-renowned author, anthropologist and archaeologist Brian Fagan will be presenting an illustrated public talk at the Vancouver Public Library on March 26th! “The Pleasure of Ruins” will explore the fascinating science of modern archaeology and highlight some of the important global issues of climate change and heritage conservation that we face today in our modern world.

Widely regarded as the leading authority on the interaction of climate and human society, Brian Fagan is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology, University of California, and a best-selling author. His latest book THE GREAT WARMING: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RISE AND FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS has received excellent reviews in The Winnipeg Free Press and Maclean’s Magazine, and you can see Brian tonight on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart!

“The Pleasure of Ruins” is a free talk organised by the Archaeological Society of British Columbia and will be held at 8pm, March 26th in the Alice McKay Room at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street.

“The Pleasure of Ruins”
Archaeological Society of BC Special Public Event
8:00PM, Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Alice Mckay Room, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
350 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C.

(For media types, if you’d like further information, or to arrange an interview with Brian Fagan, please email me: dan[at]raincoast.com - Thanks!)