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
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
The Anthropology Department celebrates the accomplishments and hard work of our Anthropology Majors this past semester. Great job and have a wonderful summer! Ryleigh Carroll Crystal Hernandez Keni Thiesen DeAmayiah Clayhiggs Laila Howe Elsie Touchstone Angelina Collura Heather Kluczykowski Lauryn… Read More
Cheri L. Price, a PhD Student from the Department of Anthropology, will be presenting, “When Life Hands you Tikuee Iya, Make Ndute Tukuee Iya: A research Journey with Pottery and the Mixtec Language in Oaxaca, Mexico”, December 5th in the… Read More
By Pete Geraci UWM Anthropology students and faculty attended the 66th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference this month in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This year’s conference theme was Engaging With Communities, celebrating the efforts of Archaeologists to… Read More
Anthropology successfully graduated a substantial amount of students this year and we couldn’t be more proud of them. This year we had six PhD students, seven Master’s students, and almost 20 undergraduates finish their degrees. PhD dissertations… Read More
Congratulations are in order for all those who participated in the 15th Annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium! The Department of Anthropology had seven students and three faculty members participate this year, one of our largest cohorts yet. The symposium celebrates… Read More
By Aislinn Sanders Update: The MAC conference went fantastically and over 20 current and former UWM personnel were present to honor Bob Jeske’s long and distinguished career. Our many sessions and symposia were well-attended and received great feedback. Please… Read More
Katie Cianciola is the 2022 Ritzenthaler Museum Research Internship Award Recipient. Over this summer, she continued examining a portion of the MPM’s Malcolm K. Whyte Collection which primarily consists of over 2,000 archaeological textiles, ceramics, metalwork, featherwork items from Peru…. Read More
By Aislinn Sanders Last week, on July 20th, the UWM Anthropology Department co-sponsored an event at the Milwaukee Public Museum for Museum Studies current and future students, alumni, and faculty. The program, which is a graduate certificate program under the… Read More