Research Seminar Explores New Approaches to the Early Colonial Southeast This semester, our department hosted a research seminar that brought together scholars working to deepen understanding of the social landscape of the Southeast before, during, and after the Spanish entradas led by Hernando de Soto (1539–1543) and Juan Pardo (1566–1568). Participants examined how to more effectively situate Indigenous communities, town sites, and early colonial encounters within absolute calendrical time, while also looking beyond Spanish documentary accounts to reconstruct the broader landscapes that shaped those interactions. Read more about Research Seminar Explores New Approaches to the Early Colonial Southeast
"Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island" Please join us for Brett Parbus' dissertation defense “Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island” on Thursday, March 26th at 3:00 PM at the Laboratory of Archaeology (1125 Whitehall Road). Virtual attendance is possible. Zoom link found here. Read more about "Indigenous Settlement and Environmental Histories of Ossabaw Island"
Dr. Roberta Salmi has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award Read more about Dr. Roberta Salmi has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award
Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will begin promptly at 1:00 PM. Doors will open at 12:30 PM and graduates should arrive by 12:45 PM. This event is taking place in the Zell B. Miller Learning Center in room 101 located at 48 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30602. Dr. Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz, BA & BS '15, PhD '20, will join the department as our alumni speaker at our Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony this year. You can read more about Dr. Holland-Lulewicz here. Read more about Department of Anthropology Undergraduate Commencement
Department of Anthropology Awards Ceremony SAVE THE DATE! Read more about Department of Anthropology Awards Ceremony
“Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery” Please join us for Penny Merva's MA Thesis defense titled “Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery” on Thursday, March 26th at 10:00 AM in Baldwin Hall, Room G41. Zoom attendance possible. See flyer for details. Read more about “Vessels of Survivance: Native American Presence, Practice, and Continuity in Contemporary Pottery”
“Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA” Please join us for Claire Auerbach's virtual dissertation defense titled “Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA” on Wednesday, March 25 at 9:00 AM. Virtual attendance available by emailing cauerb@uga.edu Read more about “Understanding Perspectives on Special and Unique Context Animal Remains with Regards to NAGPRA”
“Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast” Please join us for James Strawn's dissertation defense “Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast” on Friday, March 20th at 2:00 PM in Baldwin Hall, Room 264. Virtual attendance is possible. See flyer for details. Read more about “Beyond the Benton Type: Morphology, Learning, and Interaction in the Mid-Holocene Southeast”
Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research Please join the department on Wednesday, March 25th at 12:30 PM in the Miller Learning Center, Sidney Thomas Reading Room (303) for a talk by Dr. Tara Stoinski titled "Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research". Dr. Stoinski is the President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Learn more about what they do here. Read more about Lessons Learned from (Almost) Six Decades of Mountain Gorilla Research
