Loscos, Spain. Drs. Ted Gragson and Victor Thompson, Ph.D. candidates Brett Parbus and Faith McDonald from the University of Georgia in collaboration with Ph.D. candidate Lydia Allué Andrés from the Université Toulouse 2 (France) and Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and others are investigating the abandoned medieval town of San Miguel de Mercadal. Historic documents indicate the town was occupied between AD 1280-1495 yet the presence of a chapel in an architectural style common to the 11th century suggests the town may be older.

During my education, I became particularly interested in the changing dynamics of human-animal interactions, especially in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. This region is significant in discussions surrounding the emergence of animal domestication and husbandry, as well as the roles animals play in various societies, including nomadic, semi-nomadic, and sedentary communities. To further explore these interests, I participated in the seminar "Initiation to Zooarchaeology", a collaboration between CNRS (led by Dr.

Dr. Laurie Reitsema's research has been highlighted in Nature Italy, a digital magazine that reports on scientific research, and issues of science policy, in Italy.

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.

I am a Ph.D. student studying archaeology in the Department of Anthropology. My research focuses on investigating the process of how ancient people relocated and organized themselves differently under varying social conditions. I am interested in understanding the dynamic process of socio-political transformations of ancient communities.

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 from Bangladesh, doing my Ph.D. at UGA in anthropology. I am interested in women, gender, and sustainable development. My MA thesis at Brandeis University is on the role of non-governmental organizations in achieving women’s empowerment and sustainable development in Bangladesh. Most of my publications cover the area of women’s empowerment, intersectionality, violence against women, spatiality and temporality, and sustainable development.

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.