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A person examines a decorated pottery sherd at an archaeological lab table. The table is covered with various pottery fragments, some labeled in plastic bags, a caliper for measuring, and other lab tools used for artifact analysis

Understanding people, and reaching them: UGA Anthropology tops public impact ranking

Anthropology has always been about understanding people, but how often does that understanding reach the public it seeks to serve?

Alt text: A group of University of Georgia Anthropology graduates pose together in their caps and gowns in front of a large screen that reads “Congratulations Graduates! Department of Anthropology.” The group includes about two dozen smiling students, some holding diploma covers and gift bags, standing and kneeling in rows in a classroom or lecture hall.

Congratulations Class of 2025!

The Department of Anthropology extends our warmest congratulations to this year’s graduating students! We are proud to call you alumni and look forward to seeing the impact you will make in the world!

 

Seungyeon Hong examines a wood sample through a high-powered microscope in a laboratory setting. The microscope is connected to a computer displaying a magnified cross-section of the sample, showing pink-stained cellular structures. The lab bench is equipped with a keyboard, mouse, and other tools, and shelves and lab equipment are visible in the background

Centuries Reconsidered: New Dates, New Stories

Featured in Science News, recent advances in radiocarbon dating are reshaping our understanding of Indigenous history in eastern North America.

Artistic illustration of the landscape around the Early Bronze IV village at Tell Abu en-Ni‘aj, Jordan. View facing south depicts fields and pastures along the Jordan Rift, which is bounded by the Transjordanian Plateau to the east and the Southern Levantine Central Hills to the west. In the foreground, village houses, sherd-paved streets, a broad room temple, and lamb burials in the temple forecourt are depicted on the basis of remains excavated from Phase 6 (modeled ∼ 2483–2452 cal BCE). Artwork by Gary J

Dr. Suzie Pilaar Birch unveils two new studies on Bronze Age herding and agropastoral practices

Dr. Suzie Pilaar Birch, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Georgia, recently published two open-access research articles exploring ancient agropastoral practices in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Still photo from drone video by Jonny Miller of Durban South Africa, via The Guardian.

Professor Jen Birch featured author in PNAS special edition on economic inequality

UGA Anthropology professor Jennifer Birch is a featured author in a special feature in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Economic Inequality Over the Very Long Term, which brings together a large team of inte