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October 4, 2024

The botanical record of early harvesting and cultivation in Southwest Asia

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October 14, 2024

Africans, Europeans, and Finding Castle Cormantine: Archaeology and Cultural Entanglement on the 17th Century Gold Coast

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October 17, 2024

Exploring Gut Microbiome Diversity and the Nutrition Transition in Brazil

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October 21, 2024

The Ohio State University Anthropology Speakers Series: Elizabeth Holdsworth

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Sydney Hunter

October 2, 2024

Sydney Hunter Receives NSF DDRIG

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Sydney Hunter on receiving the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from The National Science Foundation!

Sydney’s…

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September 25, 2024

Butch Wright A Story of Us Podcast Interview

This episode Andrew Mitchel sits down with Ohio State PhD Candidate Harold "Butch" Wright. They discuss readings on commensality, social network analysis, and food insecurity. They then cover…

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September 20, 2024

Madee Green A Story of Us Podcast Interview

Join us for our latest episode of A Story of Us, available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcast, and Spotify!

This episode, Andrew Mitchel sits down with Ohio State PhD Candidate Madelyn (Madee)…

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September 18, 2024

Nicholas Passalacqua A Story of Us Podcast Interview

Another episode of A Story of Us interview is out! Listen and subscribe to the podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify!

In this episode, Andrew Mitchel sits down with OSU…

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