The Anthropology Student Union (ASU) is accepting abstracts for their annual research symposium. This year’s theme is “Career Readiness and Anthropology in the Real World” featuring Dr. Elizabeth Briody as the keynote speaker. Dr. Briody is a cultural anthropologist with… Read More
UWM Main Campus
Sabin Hall, G90 (Ground Floor)
3413 N. Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
The Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe)
Presented by Amy Nicodemus
Associate Professor, Dept of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Date: Wednesday, March 5 2025
Time: 4 pm
Place: Sabin Hall G-90, UWM, 3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee WI
Abstract:
The Bronze Age was a period of dramatic change. In Europe, we see the adoption of new technologies, the establishment of transcontinental exchange networks, and the development of more hierarchical social structures. The Carpathian Basin of Southeastern Europe was at the epicenter of these transformations. This lecture presents new research on the rise of Bronze Age societies through the lens of the Maros Culture (Serbia, Hungary, and Romania). Here, fortified tell settlements emerged as centers of craft production and long-distance trade, social and ritual activities, and elite power, fundamentally altering the cultural landscape of the region.
Sabin Hall G90
3413 N. Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
The Milwaukee Society of the AIA is pleased to have UWM’s own Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) who will deliver an in-person lecture on “An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes.”
Dr. Lemke’s talk will present research on the area below Lake Huron, exploring a preserved ice-age landscape and archaeological sites that date to 9,000 years ago. Investigations have documented stone-built hunting structures, including hunting blinds and recovered artifacts. Lemke will provide an overview of the research which includes the use of underwater robots, sonar, and virtual reality to explore the ancient Great Lakes and their flooded history.
Details can be found HERE and on the flyer below.
UWM Anthropology Professor Ashley Lemke, an expert in underwater archaeology, appears on The History Channel’s new show, “Mysteries Unearthed,” hosted by actor Danny Trejo. Professor Lemke was interviewed to provide a scientific point of view about various underwater mysteries around… Read More
PhD Candidate, Amy Klemmer and colleague, Gillian L. Wong, co-edited the recently published volume, Zooarchaeology Beyond Human Subsistence. In this volume, “they present seven groundbreaking chapters that delve into the diverse ways humans have interacted with animals in the past,… Read More
Sabin Hall, G90
3413 N. Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
A new open-access archaeology lab has just dropped! UWM Support for Undergraduate Research (SURF) students Elsie Touchstone and Rachel Stewart along with their research mentor, Dr. Shannon Freire, presented their co-created Archaeological Dating Lab at the 2024 Midwest Archeological Conference… Read More
Sabin Hall, G90
The Department of Anthropology will hold its first colloquium on December 4th at 4:00 PM in Sabin Hall, room G90 on the ground floor. Students, Faculty, and Public are all welcome to attend for free.
Unfortunately, our November 6th Colloquium has been cancelled due to illness.
More information coming soon!
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Dr. Trudy Turner, was honored on October 9th at the annual UWM Employee Excellence Awards Ceremony. Dr. Turner was a professor of Anthropology from 1977 to 2021 and served as the Secretary of the University… Read More
UWM Anthropology is proud to announce that alum Kevin Cullen, along with his team, recently discovered the final resting place of a 131-year old Schooner named the Margaret A. Muir at the bottom of Lake Michigan near Algoma, WI. Kevin… Read More