My research interests include settlement patterns, human-environment interactions, and the application of GIS to archaeology. My main focus is on the prehistoric period, with a particular interest in the Neolithic. Previously I studied archaeology in China, and in the future I hope to be exposed to more cross-cultural research.

 My research focuses on investigating the process of how ancient population relocated and reorganized themselves differently in response to changing social and political conditions, particularly during periods of warfare and migration. I am currently interested in understanding the dynamic relationship between local community and state authority shaping the socio-political transformations during phases often described as “state formation" and "collapse.” To investigate these processes, I employ radiocarbon dating, pottery analysis and settlement pattern analysis.

When I was an undergraduate student in the departments of history and Arha (archaeology and art history), I realized that the animals' testimony about the past is more than I thought. The curiosity to understand the place of animals in historical progress encouraged me to turn to them directly, and this is how I met zooarchaeology. Over the years, my fieldwork with animal bones has led me to a passion that today has me as a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia.

I am a Bangladeshi Ph.D. student in anthropology at the University of Georgia (UGA). My work focuses on the intersection of postcolonial studies, gender, and political ecology, with a focus on South Asia and comparative global contexts. I hold an MA in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA and MSS and BSS degrees in International Relations from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr. Suzanne Pilaar Birch has recently recorded a lecture series titled "Early Humans: Ice, Stone, and Survival."

"Early Humans: Ice, Stone, and Survival" is now streaming on Wondrium. This 20-episode series tells the story of humanity's journey from our earliest origins in Africa to the emergence of agriculture, examines the role of climate and environmental change in driving these transitions, and how archaeological science is helping us go beyond the dig to discover more than we ever dreamed possible.

Dr. John Sherry, an anthropologist and former researcher at Microsoft and Intel, presented "Anthropology and Innovation in the Technology Industry" at the Delta Innovation District on Monday. In his talk, Dr. Sherry highlighted the importance of ethnographic research in shaping product design and business strategy.

Saadia Sultan Wahla, a UGA Ph.D Research Scholar, has recently published Mapping and monitoring of spatio-temporal land use and land cover changes and relationship with normalized satellite indices and driving factors, which addresses climate change in Pakistan. Read the full article here.

Nemer E. Narchi (PhD, The University of Georgia, 2011) and Christine M.

Co-curated by Dr. Attila Gyucha, an international traveling exhibition, entitled First Kings of Europe will open at the end of the month at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

The University of Georgia recently hosted its inaugural Active Learning Summit to celebrate how the Active Learning Initiative is changing instruction across campus and explore ways to accelerate change in the future (UGA Today).