Sarah Riggs to Intern with National Geographic University of Georgia student Sarah Riggs will be joining the National Geographic Society’s Human Journey Grants team as its first intern. The Human Journey team focuses its research on cultures and cultural sustainability to learn more about who we are and what our future will be. The team focuses on a diverse range of topics, from extinct ancient grains and the sustainability of palm oil to climate change. Grants support projects studying human society and the trends in culture. Read more about Sarah Riggs to Intern with National Geographic
New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians Presenting the most current research and thinking on prehistoric archaeology in the Southeast, this volume reexamines some of Florida’s most important Paleoindian sites and discusses emerging technologies and methods that are necessary knowledge for archaeologists working in the region today. UGA Anthropology's own Dr. Ervan Garrison co-edited, and both he and Jessica Cook Hale contributed to the new book, which will be available for purchase in June, 2019. Order from the University of Florida Press. Read more about New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians
Pugmarks and Footprints - Daniel Read's Dissertation Defense Read more about Pugmarks and Footprints - Daniel Read's Dissertation Defense
Faculty Exchange Brings University of Liverpool Archaeologist to UGA The Department hosted a visit from Dr. Harold Mytum, Department of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology and Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of Liverpool. Harold is collaborating with Dr. Jennifer Birch, Department of Anthropology, UGA, supported by a UGA- Liverpool faculty exchange sponsored by the Office of International Education. Jennifer visited the University of Liverpool earlier in the semester. Read more about Faculty Exchange Brings University of Liverpool Archaeologist to UGA
When People Became Part of History Material Evidence for the Application of Linear Time in the British Isles and North America. Join us on Friday, April 5 at 3:30 pm for visiting scholar, Dr. Harold Mytum. Read more about When People Became Part of History
Megan Conger Receives 2019 Fred Plog Memorial Fellowship Congratulations to Megan Anne Conger, who has just been awarded the Fred Plog Memorial Fellowship from the Society for American Archaeology for her work investigating the nature and tempo of culture change of Indigenous and European worlds in Southern Ontario, Canada (ca. AD 1550-1650). She is only the second student working outside the Southwest to receive the award since it was established! Read more about Megan Conger Receives 2019 Fred Plog Memorial Fellowship
World Anthropology Day 2020 Anthropology Day is always held on the third Thursday in February. It is a day for anthropologists to celebrate their discipline while sharing it with the world. The Department of Anthropology at UGA has organized activities and displays to showcase how this field helps in understanding humanity's past, present and future. Read more about World Anthropology Day 2020
Health and Diet Among a Medieval Poorhouse Population Please join us this Friday, January 11 at 3:30pm in Baldwin Hall Room 264 for visiting speaker, Dr. Karyn Olsen! Dr. Olsen will be speaking about her research in exploring the relationship between diet, disease, and early forms of social care in a medieval poorhouse in Regensburg, Germany. We hope to see you there! Read more about Health and Diet Among a Medieval Poorhouse Population
New study upends timeline of Iroquoian history Jennifer Birch, Megan Conger, and Carla Hadden have authored new research that disrupts the understanding of the historical Iroquoian timeline. Read about it here! Read more about New study upends timeline of Iroquoian history
