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Anthropology and Geography CLA Community Graduate Programs Graduate Student Research News Research & Creative ScholarshipRelease the lichen! CSU Anthropology doctoral candidate Kelton Meyer shows the power of lichen for dating archaeological sites
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Read More: Release the lichen! CSU Anthropology doctoral candidate Kelton Meyer shows the power of lichen for dating archaeological sitesRelease the lichen! CSU Anthropology doctoral candidate Kelton Meyer shows the power of lichen for dating archaeological sites in new study August 7, 2023 Joshua Zaffos CSU Anthropology doctoral candidate Kelton Meyer is enlisting some tiny organisms in the grand challenge of dating hunting sites in the Southern Rocky Mountains. In…
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North America’s First City: 20,000 people in 1050 C.E.
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Read More: North America’s First City: 20,000 people in 1050 C.E.Ed Henry and colleagues receive $312K NSF grant to investigate the mounds at Cahokia, the largest and most influential urban settlement of the Mississippian culture in 1050 C.E., using magnetometry instruments that are non-invasive and non-destructive.
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Take a tour of the Frayer Collection
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Read More: Take a tour of the Frayer CollectionFive Things! Take a tour of the Frayer Collection Anthropology doctoral student Alex Pelissero showcases his favorite fossil casts from new department collection September 1, 2022 Alex Pelissero This summer, the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University inherited a large collection of fossil casts from David Frayer,…
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CSU Anthropologists Host Paleoecology Summit
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Read More: CSU Anthropologists Host Paleoecology SummitCSU Anthropologists Host Paleoecology Summit June 24, 2022 Joshua Zaffos Researchers who study the evolution and adaptations of Homo sapiens and other hominin species across hundreds of thousands to millions of years face a constant challenge: reconstructing long-long-long-ago paleoenvironments. Not surprisingly, ancient fossil records are incomplete and imperfect, and while some…
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Galvin Wins University Distinguished Professor Award
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Read More: Galvin Wins University Distinguished Professor AwardGalvin Wins University Distinguished Professor Award Award recognizes 30-plus-year career integrating anthropology and conservation and serving CSU May 23, 2022 Josh Zaffos A pioneer in interdisciplinary anthropological research, Dr. Kathleen Galvin has been recognized as a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University. Galvin, who has been faculty since 1994…
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Anthropology and Geography Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge Opens
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Read More: Anthropology and Geography Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge OpensDepartment Exhibition Gallery and Student Lounge Opens Josh Zaffos This spring, the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University opened a new public exhibit space and student lounge inside the Andrew G. Clark Building. Students and professors curated and prepared materials from department collections of stone tools, cultural…
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