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.

Sarieh Amiribeirami Receives 2026 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Dienje Kenyon Memorial Fellowship

Sarieh Amiribeirami Smiling

This fellowship honors the legacy of Dienje M. E. Kenyon, a pioneering zooarchaeologist, by supporting early-career women archaeologists conducting graduate-level research in zooarchaeology. The fellowship provides financial support for MA and PhD students to conduct their research projects, promoting the training and development of women in the field. Its goal is to promote high-quality zooarchaeological research while fostering the next generation of scholars in the field of archaeology.

Landscapes of Encounter

Join us for four 15-minute presentations followed by a roundtable discussion with scholars collectively working to develop enhanced understanding of the social landscape in the centuries preceding, during, and after the Spanish Entradas led by DeSoto (1539-1543) and Juan Pardo (1566-1568). Questions we will consider include: How can we better situate spaces and places associated with Indigenous presence and colonial encounters in absolute time? How can we see beyond the time-stamped descriptions of Spanish colonial observers into the landscapes that contextualized those encounters?

ANTH3540E

Multicultural Health Care
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Credit Hours:
3

How health is shaped by beliefs, behaviors, and conditions in the United States. What is health and what does it mean to be healthy for different groups in the United States? In our examination of U.S. healthcare, we will begin with a discussion of how culture shapes health. We will then examine how health emerges from the interactions between biology, society, and culture. Throughout the course, we will also pay special attention to considering health patterns and healthcare among ethnic and social groups in the United States.

Semester Offered:
Summer
Course Type:
Online
Level:
Undergraduate

ANTH2045E

Introduction to Biological Anthropology
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Biological anthropology is the study of human biological evolution and biocultural variation. In this course, students will learn about the interdependent relationships between the environment, human adaptation, health, and culture, including human-induced effects on the environment, as well as the evolution, biology, and behavior of human ancestors and non-human primates.

Semester Offered:
Summer
Course Type:
Online
Level:
Undergraduate

ANTH4742/6742

Animal Communication
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Credit Hours:
3

Exploration of mechanisms, functions, and evolution of animal communication and human language. 

What You’ll Learn:

  • To integrate biological, physical, ecological, physiological, and anthropological concepts to explain how and why animals communicate.
  • To recognize the importance of the scientific method and the evolutionary framework in animal communication studies.
  • To describe how the ecological and social environment influence the evolution of particular signals and so much more!
Semester Offered:
Spring
Level:
Graduate
Undergraduate
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