Cydney Seigerman Receives Fulbright Award Congratulations to Cydney Seigerman, who was awarded the Fulbright award. Cydney Seigerman of Detroit, Michigan, will conduct research in Ceará, Brazil. A Ph.D. student in anthropology and integrative conservation, she plans to study water insecurity at the individual and household levels, as well as the social and political relations that shape and are shaped by these experiences. Read more about Cydney Seigerman Receives Fulbright Award
James Strawn Photo: First Name: James Last Name: Strawn Office: Baldwin Hall, 105K Read more about James Strawn
Bruno Ubiali Photo: First Name: Bruno Last Name: Ubiali Office: Baldwin Hall, Room G20 Read more about Bruno Ubiali I am a member of the Humans and Environmental Change Lab (led by Dr. Don Nelson) – a research group focused on understanding human-environment interactions in contexts of social and environmental change. I am particularly interested in the topics of forest extractivism, small-scale agriculture, traditional knowledge, and landscape change.
Sarah Riggs to Intern with National Geographic University of Georgia student Sarah Riggs will be joining the National Geographic Society’s Human Journey Grants team as its first intern. The Human Journey team focuses its research on cultures and cultural sustainability to learn more about who we are and what our future will be. The team focuses on a diverse range of topics, from extinct ancient grains and the sustainability of palm oil to climate change. Grants support projects studying human society and the trends in culture. Read more about Sarah Riggs to Intern with National Geographic
New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians Presenting the most current research and thinking on prehistoric archaeology in the Southeast, this volume reexamines some of Florida’s most important Paleoindian sites and discusses emerging technologies and methods that are necessary knowledge for archaeologists working in the region today. UGA Anthropology's own Dr. Ervan Garrison co-edited, and both he and Jessica Cook Hale contributed to the new book, which will be available for purchase in June, 2019. Order from the University of Florida Press. Read more about New Directions in the Search for the First Floridians
Pugmarks and Footprints - Daniel Read's Dissertation Defense Read more about Pugmarks and Footprints - Daniel Read's Dissertation Defense
Faculty Exchange Brings University of Liverpool Archaeologist to UGA The Department hosted a visit from Dr. Harold Mytum, Department of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology and Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of Liverpool. Harold is collaborating with Dr. Jennifer Birch, Department of Anthropology, UGA, supported by a UGA- Liverpool faculty exchange sponsored by the Office of International Education. Jennifer visited the University of Liverpool earlier in the semester. Read more about Faculty Exchange Brings University of Liverpool Archaeologist to UGA
When People Became Part of History Material Evidence for the Application of Linear Time in the British Isles and North America. Join us on Friday, April 5 at 3:30 pm for visiting scholar, Dr. Harold Mytum. Read more about When People Became Part of History
