Women’s History Month – A tribute to Maria Constanza Ceruti-By Ann Eberwein María Constanza Ceruti is an archaeologist, anthropologist, and mountaineer with an impressive list of accomplishments. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1973 and her parents, who were both doctors, took her to many museums and... Read More
Women’s History Month – A tribute to Mary Brodrick-By Ann Eberwein Mary Brodrick (1858 – 1933) was an archaeologist and Egyptologist of great distinction and was one of the first women to excavate in Egypt. She began her academic career at age thirty after a trip to Egypt... Read More
Upcoming Anthropology Events-The Archaeological Institute of America’s Archaeology Abridged series presents: Traitors or Native Conquistadors? The Role of Tlaxcala in the Fall of Aztec Mexico A free lecture by David Carballo on Thursday, March 23 at 1pm CT Following three centuries of... Read More
Women’s History Month – A tribute to Harriet M. Smith-By Ann Eberwein Born is 1911, Harriet M. Smith was the first female archaeologist in Illinois and led early excavations at Cahokia including the salvage excavation of Murdock Mound (Mound 55). Smith received her Doctorate in Anthropology from the University... Read More
New Research into Hittite Collapse-By Ann Eberwein Between 1200 and 1150 BC, cities, regions, and empires across Asia Minor and the Eastern Mediterranean experienced sudden decline and fragmentation in what is termed the Late Bronze Age collapse. Many explanations, both environmental and cultural, have... Read More
Anthropology Events and News-By Ann Eberwein Upcoming Wisconsin Archaeology Event Madison College and the Center for Wisconsin Archaeology will host “An Evening with Artifacts” on Tuesday, February 21, from 6:30-8:30pm on the Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus. More information can be found... Read More
UWM Anthropology Colloquium Series: Friday, March 3, 2023-Water insecurity, human health, and well-being in Indonesia and Peru Dr. Paula Skye Tallman Assistant Professor, Dept of Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3:30 pm Sabin Hall G28 (3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee) Abstract: Globally, scientists... Read More
UWM Anthropology Colloquium Series Event: Friday, February 3 @ 3:30 PM-The Scarcity Slot: Excavating Histories of Food Security in West Africa Professor Amanda L. Logan Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology Northwestern University Friday, February 3, 2023 @ 3:30 pm Sabin Hall G28 (3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee) Abstract: African foodways... Read More
Vikings in Africa-By Aislinn Sanders Vikings, the Middles Ages Norse explorers, have a long history of exploration and contact with other civilizations. They settled from the Greenland to the western coast of Canada. Their history in Africa, however, remains a forgotten part... Read More
Did Homo naledi use fire?-By Aislinn Sanders Fire and Homo naledi Homo naledi, the hominin discovery published in 2015, has sparked a heated debate for nearly a decade. The remains of at least 15 individuals, dated to approximately 300,000 years... Read More