Indigenous Guale Indians first greeted Jesuit missionaries to the Georgia coast in 1566, but their missionary effort there was spectacularly unsuccessful. Franciscans arrived a decade later and worked with Guale leaders to establish Mission Santa Catalina as Spain’s northern outpost along the eastern seaboard. The mission was overrun and destroyed in 1680 by raiders from South Carolina.

Get a look behind the camera lenses of our amazing anthropologists! Join us at the Department of Anthropology on September 15th, 4:00-5:00 pm to experience the Fall 2023 Photo Contest Gallery Exhibition. Enjoy cookies and ice cream and vote your favorites to determine this year's winners!

Voting will take place September 15-22, and the contest winners will be announced September 25th! A link to vote will be made in the "News" tab on September 15th.

Show us why you love anthropology! Now is your chance to showcase your work from the field, lab, or anything you believe demonstrates your anthropological experiences from around the world or close to home! We will be accepting photo submissions until September 8th, followed by a gallery show and voting. No photography skills needed! (submission form link below)

$50 award each to the vote-favorite undergraduate and graduate student submissions!

Runner up in each submission category will receive cool swag!

Dr. Bram Tucker, an associate professor at the Department of Anthropology, spoke with the UGA Office of Research to share his personal and intellectual evolution that led him to become a cultural anthropologist. In an interview hosted by Ph.D. student Amit Kaushik, Dr. Tucker discusses what exactly cultural anthropology is and how one might pursue a similar path for themselves.

The Dating Iroquoia team is thrilled to announce the commencement of an exciting new phase of research, focused on exploring the sixteenth-century depopulation of the St. Lawrence River Valley. Made possible through an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this groundbreaking endeavor will be conducted in collaboration with the Huron-Wendat Nation Bureau du Nionwentsïo, the University of Georgia, Cornell University, and the University of Montreal.

Amit Kaushik, a PhD student at the University of Georgia Department of Anthropology, recently released the article The First Kings of Europe: UGA assistant professor explores ancient hierarchies in Field Museum exhibit with UGA Resea

I am a current master's student working to develop collaborative methodologies in archaeology and anthropology by working directly with descendant communities. I am currently researching the image use of Indigenous funerary objects in archaeological publications. Through this, I'm working to promote Indigenous perspectives on visualization and the intelligent use of artifact photography in order to convey the greatest amount of relevant information through images in articles and other publications.

My broad research interests revolve around climate change vulnerability and adaptation. I have a particular interest in comprehending how climate change affects individuals and communities in different ways, both socially and politically. I want to explore the ways different communities’ contexts add to the interaction between adaptation and resilience initiatives, and look into the understanding of “inclusive” policy processes regarding the unequal distribution of climate impacts necessary to inform policy responses.