Tag: Michael Pante
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Chair’s Note, Fall 2024: A Look Towards the Future
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Read More: Chair’s Note, Fall 2024: A Look Towards the FutureWelcoming New Department Chair Michael Pante A Look Towards the Future Michael Pante, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Colorado State University, beginning Summer 2024. A faculty member since 2013, Pante is a paleoanthropologist and biological anthropologist who directs the department’s 3D Imaging…
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Alex Pelissero: Summer 2024
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Read More: Alex Pelissero: Summer 2024Alex Pelissero Summer 2024 Winning Awards and Droning to Study Early Humans Can drones help anthropologists look back in time to understand early humans’ migrations and encounters? Doctoral candidate Alex Pelissero is using drone technology to map sites of early human interactions at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania — and earning…
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Tewabe Negash Kessaw: Summer 2024
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Read More: Tewabe Negash Kessaw: Summer 2024Tewabe Negash Kessaw Summer 2024 Bones to Pick about Surviving a Supervolcano A study published March 2024 in the journal Nature shares the discovery of a “trove” of 74,000-year-old stone points and fossil bones in Ethiopia that demonstrates the adaptability of early humans following a major disaster. Doctoral student Tewabe…
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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…
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Notes from Olduvai
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Read More: Notes from OlduvaiMA Student Kristen Welch is at Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of humanity. Read about what she’s doing, and what it’s like in one of the most important archaeological sites in the study of human evolution. July 5, 2014 Habari! (Hello) Greetings from the field! This summer I am working with…
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New interim chair named to the Department of Anthropology
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Read More: New interim chair named to the Department of AnthropologyThe Department of Anthropology is excited to begin the new academic year after some major changes as well as significant growth. Dr. Kathleen Sherman, our former Chair, accepted a new position as the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs. As of July 1, I took on the role as interim Chair.…