How Chinese Immigrants Built and Lost a Shellfish Industry: Social and Environmental Lessons from California History A talk by Dr. Todd Braje How Chinese Immigrants Built and Lost a Shellfish Industry: Social and Environmental Lessons from California History Read more about How Chinese Immigrants Built and Lost a Shellfish Industry: Social and Environmental Lessons from California History
Surf and Turf: zooarchaeometry as a tool for understanding the role of environment in shaping past risk-management systems in Croatia and Florida A talk by Dr. Emily Zavodny: Surf and Turf: zooarchaeometry as a tool for understanding the role of environment in shaping past risk-management systems in Croatia and Florida Read more about Surf and Turf: zooarchaeometry as a tool for understanding the role of environment in shaping past risk-management systems in Croatia and Florida
UGA partners with Project Recover to develop portable eDNA system UGA is partnering with Project Recover to develop a portable eDNA system for detecting human DNA at MIA burial sites, led by Professors Laurie Reitsema and Magdy Alabady. This cutting-edge research aims to revolutionize the search for missing soldiers by using minimally invasive soil and water samples to pinpoint unmarked graves. Read more about UGA partners with Project Recover to develop portable eDNA system
December Grab'd Lunch The December Grab'd Lunch will be held on the 3rd at 12 PM. The Laboratory holiday party and potluck (Festivus) will follow. Our presenter will be Sophie Forbes, who will chat with us about her research in coastal archaeology. Sophie utilizes stable isotope analysis to better understand the human-environmental interactions of the diverse populations of the American Southeast. Read more about December Grab'd Lunch
Students and faculty present at the UGA Precision One Health Symposium Anthropology students and faculty presented at "Progress," a Precision One Health (POH) Initiative Symposium dedicated to showcasing pivotal research. Read more about Students and faculty present at the UGA Precision One Health Symposium
November Grab'd Lunch The next Grab'd lunch will be Monday, November 11th, at 12 PM. It will be BYO Lunch at the UGA Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 E. Whitehall Road. Read more about November Grab'd Lunch
A Matter of Time: The Role of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Building Better Archaeological Chronologies Dr. Carla Hadden will give a talk, A Matter of Time: The Role of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Building Better Archaeological Chronologies, on Friday, November 8th, from 3:30-5:00 pm in Baldwin Hall room 322. Read more about A Matter of Time: The Role of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Building Better Archaeological Chronologies
Hands-on experience with medieval navigation tools brings maritime history to life Dr. Brita Lorentzen's Ancient Ships and Seafaring class has been working this week with medieval and historical navigation instruments, such as an astrolabe and mariner's quadrant, to measure the locations of stars and landmarks on the UGA campus and learn the skills of ancient mariners. Read more about Hands-on experience with medieval navigation tools brings maritime history to life
National Geographic Award supports wolf conservation research in Central India PhD Student Amik Kaushik received the National Geographic Award for his PhD research on community-based wolf conservation in Central India. Read more about National Geographic Award supports wolf conservation research in Central India
PhD Candidate Receives Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant for Research on Falconry and Marginalized Communities in Pakistan Asif Ali Sandeelo, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program at UGA, has received a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for his project titled The Political Bird: Elite Falconry, Wildlife Laws, and the Marginalized Communities of Sindh, Pakistan. Read more about PhD Candidate Receives Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant for Research on Falconry and Marginalized Communities in Pakistan
