News & Events

Erin (MA Archaeology 2016) recently accepted a position as a Scientific Specialist with the Illinois State Archaeological Survey Prairie Research Institute, U I with Tim Pauketat. Ms. Hughes was previously employed with the Archaeology Laboratory at Augustana University in South Dakota. She starts her new position with UI in mid-June...

Congratulations to Alison Cool for being selected as a recipient of the Marinus Smith Award!

BRENDA TODD SELECTED AS GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT SUPERINTENDENT SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service has selected Dr. Brenda Todd as the superintendent of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Todd is currently the Superintendent at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota and will transition to her...

Congratulations to Georgia Butcher, who has received an AES grant to fund preliminary fieldwork on her project, "Eye of the Reaper: The implications of drone warfare for pilots and U.S. communities," and then to travel to the next AES meeting to present on her work. Congratulations Georgia! **Of the many...

Congratulations to Hannah van Eendenburg for her successful defense today of her MA paper, “Colorado Seed Savers: Resistance and Resilience in the Face of Global Seed Commodification.” Hannah’s research was based on 13 months of multi-sited research around Colorado on high-altitude seed savers, their exchange networks, and their resistance to...

Pascale Meehan today completed a successful defense of her doctoral dissertation! A huge congratulations to Pascale and her advisor Art Joyce. Title: Collapse as Constrained Possibility: Rural Action at Early Postclassic Monte El Santo Following the Río Viejo Political Collapse Time: 8am April 3, 2020 Place: Virtual

Steve Leigh has been elected President of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists with his term starting April 1 st Congratulations Steve!

Dr. Marnie Thomson has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Jessica Balkin completed a successful defense of her doctoral dissertation! Human-Environment Interactions in the Lower Río Verde Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico: The Impacts of Ecological Change on Settlement Patterning (1800 BCE-CE 1522). A huge congratulations to Jessica and her advisor Art Joyce.

Scott Ortman was just awarded a Weatherhead Fellowship from the School for American Research. This is a residential fellowship that will allow Scott to take a year long sabbatical and work on his book project. Well done Scott!