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Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain, edited by William A. Parkinson, Attila Gyucha, and Richard W. Yerkes.

Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain, edited by William A. Parkinson, Attila Gyucha, and Richard W. Yerkes. Monumenta…

Excavated areas at the Çatalhöyük archaeological site

Dr. Larsen and Team Receive Cozzarelli Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Larsen and his team who recently received the Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences!

"The Cozzarelli Prize is awarded annually to…

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Collaborative Ethnographies of the COVID-19 Pandemic

During Dr. Erin Moore's Fall 2020 course Anthropology, Public Health, and Human Rights, students conducted a collaborative, digital ethnography of the pandemic. At a time when the entire…

sand dunes with footprints and waves

Dr. McCorriston Discusses Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology with Middle East Studies Center

Last week, Dr. Joy McCorriston was interviewed as a part of the Middle East Studies Center's podcast "Keys to Understanding the Middle East." Dr. McCorriston discussed her research in Yemen and…

Manayzah rock shelter during excavation

In ancient Arabia, some tools were created to show off skills

Fluted projectile points were used like a “peacock’s feathers”

People living in southern Arabia some 8,000 years ago created intricate stone weapons that were not just useful, but designed to …

Clark Spencer Larsen

Clark Larsen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Arts & Sciences--founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and 60 others--is a prestigious organization that serves as both an honorary society and an independent research center…

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Chelsea Hunter awarded NSF REG grant

Offered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Research Experience for Graduates (REG) grant provides supplemental funding to support the cost of a “Cultural Anthropology student’s closely…

Woolly monkey sitting on Dr. Piperata's head

Dr. Piperata receives NSF IRES Grant

Dr. Barbara Piperata receives a 3-year NSF IRES Grant to support international research for undergraduate and graduate students at OSU. The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)…

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Dr. Mandy Agnew receives National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Mandy Agnew on her receipt of a National Institute of Justice Grant for trauma-related forensic anthropology research. Dr. Agnew—an OSU Anthropology alumna—is an affiliated…