The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta belongs to the Mapuche people of Chile. She […]
Author: Claire Cathers
How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home? UConn Today
UConn Anthropology “professor Dr. Christian Tryon, graduate students Iris Querenet Onfroy de Breville, Nicholas Gonzalez, Peyton Carroll, and alum Danielle Falci” were featured in UConn Today for their work in Sicily (How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?). Amazing work everyone!
Ph.D. Student Tiziana Matarazzo ’14 Featured in UConn Magazine
Geoarchaeologist and past UConn Ph.D. student Tiziana Matarazzo was featured in UConn Magazine’s recent article, Know the Land on Which You Stand. Congrats Dr. Matarazzo! Image courtesy of UConn Magazine
César Abadía Barrero Wins Award
Congratulations to Dr. César Abadía Barrero for winning the 2024 Alejandro Ángel Escobar National Prize in Social and Human Sciences! For more information, check out UConn Today.
Students Participate in Archaeological Field School
This summer, Anthropology students Mya Seara, Abigail Rodriguez, Claire Cathers, Mary Gresh, and Morgan Tirrell participated in UConn’s archaeological field school at the Hollister Site. Students learned the techniques of a professional excavation, and all about contact period archaeology from Dr. Kevin McBride.