Claim Building Dig: Archaeology students help solve a long-buried CSU history mystery
Field school students uncover an early part of CSU’s 150-year history in on-campus dig.
Archaeology Field School breaking all sorts of ground this summer
Archaeology Field School breaking all sorts of ground this summer Joshua Zaffos While the Coronavirus has closed and quieted universities across the country this year, a small but historic piece of Colorado State University campus is buzzing with the sounds of students – and shovels – this summer. The CSU Archaeology Field School, celebrating its […]
Anthropology, Geography, and Confronting Racial Injustice
Black Lives Matter. Black Rams Matter. Black Anthropologists Matter. Black Geographers Matter. Words matter too – especially when accompanied by action and change. Here’s a collection of recent statements (some in full, some excerpts) from our professional societies recognizing and addressing racial injustice and the work to be done. We support these statements and their […]
Furthering Perspectives Highlights Student Research in Spring 2020 Volume
The Anthropology Graduate Student Society at Colorado State University has published the Spring 2020 volume of its peer-reviewed journal, Furthering Perspectives: Anthropological Views of the World. The volume, available as a PDF via Mountain Scholar, marks the ninth publication of the AGSS journal. This year’s edition includes 13 articles from graduate and undergraduate students […]
New Undergraduate Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate Offers Education through Curation
New Undergraduate Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate Offers Education through Curation Joshua Zaffos As populations self-isolate and cities, states, and nations have mandated stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus, one group of professionals is investigating what artifacts and images will best capture this moment in our collective history. Museum curators […]
Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining research
Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining research Joshua Zaffos [Editorial note, Fall 2024: Read about Van Buren’s 2024 book, Silver “Thieves,” Tin Barons, and Conquistadors (University of Arizona Press), based on her research in Bolivia.] In the southern highlands of Bolivia, the city of Potosí once earned the title of the “treasury […]
There’s no place like home – for early humans
There’s no place like home – for early humans Joshua Zaffos A person exploring the Serengeti in Tanzania can be forgiven for feeling as if they have traveled four million years back in time. Grasslands and umbrella thorn acacia trees stretch to the horizons across a natural area larger than Maryland. Elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions […]
Cannibalism, ritual, or both: The Neandertal debate continues at Krapina Cave
As seen in the College of Liberal Arts Magazine | Winter 2019/ Spring 2020 Cannibalism, ritual, or both: The Neandertal debate continues at Krapina Cave Tony Phifer and Joshua Zaffos A cave site in hilly, northern Croatia may offer clues about the rituals and sacred spaces of the Neandertals, an Ice Age human population. Or […]
Why the Earth Must Be Mapped
As appearing in SAPIENS | 12.11.19 Why the Earth Must Be Mapped There is an urgent need to digitally capture the planet’s surface, providing a record for future ecologists, archaeologists, and historians. The Earth Archive project plans to do just that. VIEWPOINT Chris Fisher Professor, Department of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State University The climate […]
CSU anthropologist: History offers lesson about decline of large mammals
As appearing in CSU SOURCE | 10.9.19 CSU anthropologist: History offers lesson about decline of large mammals Tony Phifer The effect of the extinctions of numerous large mammal species around 12,000 years ago is still being felt today and could provide a preview of what’s to come as several existing large mammal species find themselves […]