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Researchers challenge beliefs about the hunting habits, fire use of ‘hobbits’
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The research, led by CSU and Germany’s University of Tübingen, offers new insights into how Homo floresiensis survived in part due to an unlikely ally, the Komodo dragon.
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Claim Building archaeology dig continues with visit from President McConnell
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Read More: Claim Building archaeology dig continues with visit from President McConnellCSU President Joyce McConnell visited with Field School students uncovering an early part of CSU’s 150-year history.
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Indigenous People Vital for Understanding Environmental Change: Study
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Read More: Indigenous People Vital for Understanding Environmental Change: StudyIndigenous People Vital for Understanding Environmental Change Research led by Kathleen Galvin and others shows how local knowledge can help manage ecosystems and wildlife Todd Bates, Rutgers University Additional content by Joshua Zaffos Grassroots knowledge from Indigenous people can help to map and monitor ecological changes and improve scientific studies,…
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Claim Building Dig: Archaeology students help solve a long-buried CSU history mystery
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Read More: Claim Building Dig: Archaeology students help solve a long-buried CSU history mysteryField school students uncover an early part of CSU’s 150-year history in on-campus dig.
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Archaeology Field School breaking all sorts of ground this summer
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Read More: Archaeology Field School breaking all sorts of ground this summerArchaeology 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…
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Anthropology, Geography, and Confronting Racial Injustice
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Read More: Anthropology, Geography, and Confronting Racial InjusticeBlack 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 from our professional societies recognizing and addressing racial injustice and the work to be done. We support these statements and their…
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Furthering Perspectives Highlights Student Research in Spring 2020 Volume
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Read More: Furthering Perspectives Highlights Student Research in Spring 2020 VolumeThe 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…
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New Undergraduate Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate Offers Education through Curation
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Read More: New Undergraduate Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate Offers Education through CurationNew 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…
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Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining research
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Read More: Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining researchBonanza! 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…
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There’s no place like home – for early humans
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Read More: There’s no place like home – for early humansThere’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…
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Cannibalism, ritual, or both: The Neandertal debate continues at Krapina Cave
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Read More: Cannibalism, ritual, or both: The Neandertal debate continues at Krapina CaveAs 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…