What can the discovery of two medieval Silk Road cities teach us about urbanism today?
Cutting-edge drone-based lidar allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Beyond digging in the dirt: CSU researcher uses geophysical, digital exploration to investigate North America’s first city
Geoarchaeologist Ed Henry and colleagues received a $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.
Bunn and team win NASA grant to forecast conservation futures in South Africa
Colorado State University Geography Professor David Bunn and his research group have won a $750,000 award from NASA to develop an “ecological forecasting” system for South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the surrounding region.
CSU anthropologist: History offers lesson about decline of large mammals
CSU assistant professor Andrew Du co-authored a study about the lasting impact of the extinction of large ice age mammals.
Conservation and Anthropology Meet in Utila, Honduras
by Suzanne Kent Faculty member Suzanne Kent, Ph.D. and M.A. candidate Cheri Smarr-Foster assisted with an ethnographic research project on the small island of Utila, Honduras in July of 2016. They worked in collaboration with a team, including the research lead, Keri Brondo, Ph.D. of the University of Memphis. Luis Chévez Contreras with the Bay […]