At the site of Co Loa, researchers (including UW Anthropology’s Nam C. Kim) are examining the foundations of power in Southeast Asia – featured in the latest issue of Archaeology Magazine.
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Old technology provides modern lessons to archaeology students
Mark Kenoyer knows from the pleasing “ting” of a piece of pottery, when struck by a single finger, just how hot the kiln that fired it must have been. He can also tell by the …
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Alison Carter, recent PhD, featured in Ars Technica
A current article in Ars Technica discusses archaeological work that is bringing a new picture of the urban center of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, including the work of Alison Carter (PhD, 2013): “How archaeologists found …
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Archaeology Brown Bag: Danielle M. Benden
Title: The Trempealeau Archaeology Project: An Early Cahokian Colony in Wisconsin Friday, April 29, 2016 5230 Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison 12:00-1:00PM
Archaeology Brown Bag: Susan Kepecs
Title: Ek Chuah Meets the Holy Ghost in the Colonial Labyrinth: Ideology and Commerce on Both Sides of the Spanish Invasion Friday, April 22, 2016 5230 Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison 12:00-1:00PM
Anthropology Colloquium: Dr. Camee Maddox
The Case for Spiritual Renovation in a Secular Dance Community: Bele’s Rebirth in Contemporary Martinique Invited speaker: Dr. Camee Maddox, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana. Friday, April …
Anthropologist Bowie ‘embraces the unpredictable’
From the Internation Division@UW Madison The story of Katherine Bowie’s life and career might be titled “The Accidental Anthropologist” or perhaps “The Serendipitous Scholar.” Bowie has followed a winding path guided by her constant curiosity …