The UConn Anthropology Club had some fun carving pumpkins using stone tools from the department’s Lithic Technology Lab for their Halloween-themed meeting! Join us Mondays from 6pm to 7pm in Beach 447A, and check out our Linktree here for our UConntact page and social media!

Geoffrey Hedges-Knyrim has received a competitive National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant to fund his dissertation research. His research examines the relationship between agricultural practices, the environment, and social factors during the Iron Age (c. 1200–600 BCE) of the Southern Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, and Jordan) using plant remains. This relationship will be […]

Professors César Abadía and Camilo Ruiz will give a public talk on October 5 at 6 p.m. at the Massachusetts College of Arts. During the talk, they will share insights into the creation of Casa Común, a collaborative art project involving victims of the Colombian armed conflict.

Prof. Bruno Seraphin is lead author on an article titled “Indigenous Fire Futures” published recently by Environment and Society: Advances in Research! He co-authored this piece with Deniss Martinez, Tony Marks-Block, Peter Nelson, and Kirsten Vinyeta. Karuk ceremonial leader Leaf Hillman also provided invaluable feedback. Check out the article linked here!

Co-sponsored by: American Studies Program, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Native American Cultural Programs, UConn Humanities Institute, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Yale Group for the Study of Native America.

Dr. Matthias Blessing gave a captivating lecture to members of the department about his recent archaeological survey in Namibia.    

Mark your calendars; Giving Day, brought to you by UConn Gives, will be running this week on March 8th and 9th! It is a great opportunity to support the Anthropology Department. Any donations, no matter how much, would be greatly appreciated. To give, visit our fundraising page here.