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Dr. Attila Gyucha's book, "Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain" was recently published

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Dr. Attila Gyucha on the publication of his book, Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain. In this book, Dr. Gyucha along with University of Illinois at Chicago's Dr. William A. Parkinson and Ohio State University's Dr. Richard W. Yerkes present the results of multi-disciplinary research conducted at Early Copper Age villages on the Great Hungarian Plain from 2000-2007. 

UGA Research article features Dr. Salmi's research

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UGA Research article, "Gorillas can tell human voices apart," highlights Dr. Roberta Salmi's research methods and findings. In the article, Dr. Salmi discusses gorillas' ability to recognize familiar human voices. The article also discusses the Animal Cognition article, "Who is there? Captive western gorillas distinguish human voices based on familiarity and nature of previous interactions," by Dr. Salmi, Dr.

New article from faculty & alumni published in "The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology"

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UGA Anthropology alumni, Dr. Brandon Ritchison (PhD ‘19), current postdoc, Dr. Carey Garland (PhD ‘19), and Professor & Lab of Archaeology Director, Dr. Victor Thompson, along with Dr. Bryan Tucker from New South Associates, recently had their article, "A preliminary consideration of craft production and settlement expansion on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, USA" published in The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology on Taylor and Francis Online.

The Spanish copy of Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk's ethnography launches October 6, 2021

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The Spanish copy of Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk's ethnography, Los wounaan y la construcción de su paisaje: Identidad, arte y gobernanza ambiental en la frontera Panamá-Colombia launches tomorrow, October 6th. This is the Spanish translation of the ethnography she wrote as her doctoral work, part of years of collaborative research with Indigenous Wounaan communities and authorities in Panama. The collaboration was from initial planning to publication.

Olivia Ferrari receives a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award

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Congratulations to Olivia Ferrari, Anthropology and ICON PhD student, on receiving a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) award for her project, "Socio-ecological Borderlands at Medellin’s Periphery: Spaces of Multispecies Opportunity." In her research, Ferrari focuses on how humans, birds, and green infrastructure interact to shape Medellín, Colombia’s urban periphery. Through interviews, mapping, and bird monitoring, Ferrari will explore how these actors co-produce socially and ecologically complex landscapes at the city's edge.

ANTH 2002

Tombs and Temples
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Students are introduced to the most famous archaeological sites in the world, with themes centered around the following: evidence of early humans, first cities, death and burial, art and architecture, ritual and religion, warfare, sacrifice, conflict, and great inventions.

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