Department of Anthropology Events
Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture Series (VIRTUAL)
“Preclassic Maya Fortification: Monumentality and Defense at Muralla de León, Petén, Guatemala” by Dr. Justin Bracken, Field Director, Proyecto Itza at Petén, Guatemala
Friday, February 26, 2021
12:00p-1:00p via Zoom
"Investigating Early Celtic consumption practices at Vix-Mont Lassois using organic residue analyses on local & imported pottery vessels" By Dr. Cynthianne Spiteri, Junior Professor of Archaeometry, Inst. of Pre&Protohistory (UfG), University of Tübingen
Friday, March 5, 2021
12:00p-1:00p via Zoom
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Recent News
The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon conferred upon Dr. Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
The Order of the Sacred Treasure has been conferred on Dr. Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney by the Emperor of Japan in recognition of her many contributions to promoting the understanding of Japan and Japanese culture around the …
December 7, 2020Fill the Hill 2020: Consider Donating to the Department of Anthropology!
It’s time for this year’s Fill the Hill event! Consider donating to the Department of Anthropology! Friday, October 23rd at 6:00pm CDT is the last day to participate in the campaign. You can donate to …
October 21, 2020Fall 2020 Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshops, (GAEW)
NEW TEACHING ASSISTANTS, PROGRAM/PROJECT ASSISTANTS AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS I write to inform you about the professional development sessions for Teaching Assistants (TAs), Program/Project Assistants (PAs), and Research Assistants (RAs), focusing on diversity, discrimination and harassment …
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Event Calendar
- March
- March 4What is it to value? The case of clean in the city of Amsterdam Visiting Lecturer, Annemarie Mol, PhD12:30 PM, Online
- March 5Center for Southeast Asian Studies Friday Forum Lecture"Eating and Being Eaten: The Changing Meanings of Hunger among Marind, West Papua"12:00 PM, Online
- March 5Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture Series (VIRTUAL)"Investigating Early Celtic consumption practices at Vix-Mont Lassois using organic residue analyses on local & imported pottery vessels" By Dr. Cynthianne Spiteri, Junior Professor of Archaeometry, Inst. of Pre&Protohistory (UfG), University of Tübingen12:00 PM, Online
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