A Queen’s Toast: Liquid Authority in Ancient Peru

Name: A Queen’s Toast: Liquid Authority in Ancient Peru
Start: 2026-04-15T01:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-04-15T02:00:00+00:00
Location: Lady Justice Brewing

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:00 PM MDT – 8:00 PM MDT

Lady Justice Brewing · 3242 S Acoma St, Englewood, CO 80110, USA, Englewood, Colorado

Hosted by The Social Study

A Queen’s Toast: Liquid Authority in Ancient Peru

📅 Thursday, April 14, 2026⏰ Talk at 7:00 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM)📍Englewood — Denver🧠 Featuring Michele Koons, a Director of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science focused on Moche political dynamics, ritual murals at Pañamarca in Peru, and ancient social networks in complex societies. Her research excavates, documents, and interprets painted halls and ceremonial contexts to explain how shared drinking and feasting could make authority visible, strengthening cultural heritage, historical evidence, and gender equity.