"Delineating Indigenous Chronologies and Rediscovering the History of the Buckhead Site (9CH150), Ossabaw Island, Georgia" - Mary Porter Freeman, Master's Thesis The Department of Anthropology is proud to announce that Mary Porter Freeman will defend her Master's Thesis entitled: "Delineating Indigenous Chronologies and Rediscovering the History of the Buckhead Site (9CH150), Ossabaw Island, Georgia", on Thursday, November 3rd at 1:00pm. Please join us in congratulating her on this accomplishment! Read more about "Delineating Indigenous Chronologies and Rediscovering the History of the Buckhead Site (9CH150), Ossabaw Island, Georgia" - Mary Porter Freeman, Master's Thesis
Guest Speaker, Dr. Bondarenko Dmitri M. Bondarenko, Ph.D., Dr. Habil is a Professor in Ethnology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor in Global Problems and International Relations, Vice-Director for Research Institute for African Studies and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,Director of the International Center of Anthropology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Full Professor in Ethnology, Russian State University for the Humanities. Dr. Read more about Guest Speaker, Dr. Bondarenko
New Research on Ancient Greek Forces from Dr. Laurie Reitsema published in PNAS Dr. Laurie Reitsema and colleagues recently published their article The diverse genetic origins of a Classical period Greek Army in the PNAS. Read more about New Research on Ancient Greek Forces from Dr. Laurie Reitsema published in PNAS
Ancient Greek Research From Dr. Laurie Reitsema, Katherine Reinberger, and Adam Kazmi Featured in New York Times Article Dr. Read more about Ancient Greek Research From Dr. Laurie Reitsema, Katherine Reinberger, and Adam Kazmi Featured in New York Times Article
Anthropology Guest Speaker Hsain Ilahiane is Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University. He is author of Ethnicities, Community Making, and Agrarian Change: The Political Ecology of a Moroccan Oasis (2004); Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) (2017); and of The Mobile Phone Revolution in Morocco: Cultural and Economic Transformations (2022). Abstract: Read more about Anthropology Guest Speaker
Anthropology Fall 2022 Photo Contest This Fall, the Department of Anthropology hosted a Photo Contest for Anthropology Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students. Participants submitted their photos at the beginning of this semester, and their entries were displayed in a Gallery Show Event at the Anthropology Main Office in the first week of September. Students and Faculty spent the following week viewing the galleries and voting for their favorite photos. Read more about Anthropology Fall 2022 Photo Contest
ANTH 4265/6265 Bioarchaeology Image or Flier: Credit Hours: 3 Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains in archaeological contexts. The skeleton is a dynamic structure that responds to stressors in the natural and built environments, offering insights on health, human-environment interactions, and social processes in the past. This course covers basics in bioarchaeology and paleopathology from a biocultural perspective. When this course is taught as a split level, additional requirements for graduate students: Graduate students will explore bioarchaeological topics and methods in greater depth through writing. Students taking the course for graduate study will have a choice of the following, depending on their interests and progress in the graduate program: 1) complete a comprehensive literature review on a method (or suite of methods) and/or bioarchaeological research and biocultural context of human health and diversity in a region, 2) conduct novel research pertinent to their thesis research and produce a publishable-quality paper, or 3) prepare a grant proposal for bioarchaeological research in the format of a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant proposal. Semester Offered: Spring Level: Graduate Undergraduate Read more about ANTH 4265/6265
"Radiocarbon Dating Early Trade and World System Expansion in Iroquoian Southern Ontario, Canada, AD 1550-1650" -- Dissertation Defense by Megan Conger Please join the Department of Anthropology in congratulating Megan Anne Conger on her upcoming Dissertation Defense on November 7th at 11:00am. Megan will be defending her Dissertation entitled: "Radiocarbon Dating Early Trade and World System Expansion in Iroquoian Southern Ontario, Canada, AD 1550-1650". Way to go Megan ! Read more about "Radiocarbon Dating Early Trade and World System Expansion in Iroquoian Southern Ontario, Canada, AD 1550-1650" -- Dissertation Defense by Megan Conger
Indigenous American Research from Dr. Victor Thompson, Dr. Jennifer Birch, Alumni, and Emeritus Faculty featured in ScienceNews The article from ScienceNews discusses the Indigenous history behind Georgia’s Lake Oconee, and their “rule by the people long before the U.S Constitution was written.” Indigenous American research from members of UGA’s Department of Anthropolog Read more about Indigenous American Research from Dr. Victor Thompson, Dr. Jennifer Birch, Alumni, and Emeritus Faculty featured in ScienceNews
Photo Contest Gallery Show The Department of Anthropology is excited to host our Photo Contest Gallery Show!!! Stop by Friday, September 9th from 1-3 pm at the Anthropology Main Office (250 Baldwin Hall) to view our undergraduate and graduate galleries, vote for this year's winners, and enjoy sweet treats and refreshments! Voting starts Friday, September 9th @1pm and ends Friday, September 16th @5 pm Winners will be announced on Monday, September 19th!!!! Read more about Photo Contest Gallery Show
