Havana, November 16 (Prensa Latina) Discussions today at the XV International Congress of Anthropology, held in Cuba, will focus on current problems of anthropological sciences, museums, educational processes and the use of high technologies in archaeology. Fifty anthropologists and archaeologists are participating until Friday in this event, which is based at the Cuban Anthropological Institute (ICAN), after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Academics and researchers from prestigious study centers such as the National Institute of Anthropology and History and the National Autonomous University of Mexico are present; University of South Florida; From the Institute for Development Research (IRD/URMIS) in France; The University of Winnipeg, Canada, and the Max Planck Institute in Germany, among others.
Master of Science Arlys Plasencia, a member of the organizing committee, expressed in statements to Prensa Latina the importance of this scientific event as an opportunity to introduce ICAN and “meet again on different topics.”
He said: We are at a crossroads about whether to hold the conference or not in light of the situation that has changed a lot since the previous event five years ago, as we set another date before the pandemic and it could not be held.
However, he considered it important to resume the organization of the conference, otherwise space would be lost, most importantly on a variety of topics of archaeology, religion and cultural anthropology, to name a few.
The researcher finds the balance to be very positive and the work submitted to the committees is of quality, according to the first day of discussions that took place on Wednesday at the institution located in Old Havana.
ICAN aims to be a continuation of the leading scientific community in the field of archaeological and ethnological research, with national and international standing recognized since the 1930s on the basis of anthropological studies, scientific and technical services, postgraduate teaching, community extension, academic exchange, cooperation and promotion of science. and managing and preserving the nation’s historical and anthropological cultural heritage.
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