"Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island" Please join us for Brett Parbus' dissertation defense “Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island” on Thursday, March 26th at 3:00 PM at the Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Road). Virtual attendance is possible. Zoom link found here. Read more about "Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island"
Dr. Roberta Salmi has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award Read more about Dr. Roberta Salmi has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award
Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Commencement Read more about Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Commencement
Department of Anthropology Awards Ceremony SAVE THE DATE! Read more about Department of Anthropology Awards Ceremony
“Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery” Please join us for Penny Merva's MA Thesis defense titled “Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery” on Thursday, March 26th at 10:00 AM in Baldwin Hall, Room G41. Zoom attendance possible. See flyer for details. Read more about “Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery”
“Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA” Please join us for Claire Auerbach's virtual dissertation defense titled “Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA” on Wednesday, March 25 at 9:00 AM. Virtual attendance available by emailing cauerb@uga.edu Read more about “Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA”
“Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast” Please join us for James Strawn's dissertation defense “Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast” on Friday, March 20th at 2:00 PM in Baldwin Hall, Room 264. Virtual attendance is possible. See flyer for details. Read more about “Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast”
Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research Please join the department on Wednesday, March 25th at 12:30 PM in the Miller Learning Center, Sidney Thomas Reading Room (303) for a talk by Dr. Tara Stoinski titled "Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research". Dr. Stoinski is the President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Learn more about what they do here. Read more about Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research
Laboratory of Tree-Ring and Archaeological Wood Analysis at Georgia (TRAWG) The Laboratory of Tree-Ring and Archaeological Wood Analysis at Georgia (TRAWG) is in Room 170 of the Riverbend North Research Labs and is directed by Dr. Brita Lorentzen. The TRAWG Lab team investigates past human interactions with climate and environment, primarily using dendrochronology (tree-ring science), stable isotope analysis and radiocarbon, and wood anatomy and broader archaeobotanical methods. Read more about Laboratory of Tree-Ring and Archaeological Wood Analysis at Georgia (TRAWG)
