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2017 Fieldwork Photography Winners
First Place “Stone Skipping in Matemwe“ Taken in Zanzibar in 2016 by graduate student Jessica Ott Second Place “Fishing Boat on the Zambezi” Taken in Zambia in 2014 by undergraduate Robert Billette Third Place (not pictured) “Sassy” by graduate student Deon Claiborne Congratulations […]
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Fieldwork Photography Contest Winners for 2017
First Place: “Stone Skipping in Matemwe” Zanzibar, 2016 Jessica Ott, Graduate Student Second Place: “Fishing Boat on the Zambezi” Zambia, 2014 Robert Billette, Undergraduate Third Place: (not pictured) “Sassy” Costa Rica, 2015 Deon Claiborne, Graduate Student
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Monir Moniruzzaman Presents Research on Human Organ Trafficking at the Vatican
Dr. Monir Moniruzzaman presented his research on human organ trafficking at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Science during the Summit on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism this April. Dr. Moniruzzaman hopes that bringing increased attention to black market organ sales will reduce this “form of slavery that exploits bonded laborers, migrants and refugees fleeing the genocide in […]
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Mara Leichtman helps launch “World Anthropology Day” in Kuwait
Mara Leichtman helped launch American University of Kuwait’s first celebration of World Anthropology Day with Professor Pellegrino Luciano (AUK), Kuwaiti anthropologist Professor Abdullah Alajmi (Arab Open University), and AUK’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology Club (February 16, 2017). Mara Leichtman is currently conducting international research, having received three grants for her new project entitled, “Humanitarian […]
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Dr. Goldstein recognized at SAA meeting for task force achievements
The Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University would like to announce and congratulate Dr. Lynne Goldstein on her recent awards from the Society for American Archaeology at their 82nd Annual Meeting in Vancouver. Dr. Goldstein was awarded two Presidential Recognition Awards for her work on two, separate task forces. The first task force, Recognizing […]
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Anthropology Students Present Research, Win Recognition at UURAF
Anthropology undergraduates presented their excellent research in the form of poster presentations at the 2017 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The UURAF is a university-wide event focused on highlighting unique and creative research endeavors of undergraduates across disciplines. Students at UURAF are mentored by faculty, and have the opportunity to present a poster […]
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Campus Archaeology wins 2017 Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation
Governor Rick Snyder and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Executive Director Earl Poleski have announced the MSU’s Campus Archaeology program as one of the winners of the 2017 Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation. The award recognizes people and organizations who preserve Michigan’s vital historic and cultural resources and is awarded with a ceremony in the month […]
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Rebecca K. Albert wins Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award from SAA/IFR
Undergraduate student Becca Albert (advised by Dr. William Lovis) was honored at the 2017 Society for American Archaeology (SAA) meeting for her paper on pre-contact maize in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Becca was awarded the “Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award” jointly by the Institute for Field Research (IFR) and the SAA. This award, which includes a […]
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Dr. Joseph T. Hefner releases new text with Dr. Marin A. Pilloud
Biological Distance Analysis, 1st Edition Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives Edited by: Marin A. Pilloud and Joseph T. Hefner Biological Distance Analysis: Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives synthesizes research within the realm of biological distance analysis, highlighting current work within the field and discussing future directions. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section […]
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Guest Speakers Offer Fresh Perspectives
Two dynamic scholars visited the department this fall. Dr. Donna Yates (University of Glasgow, pictured on left) brought her expertise on antiquities trafficking to campus. She gave a public lecture to an audience of almost 100 with another 41 people watching it stream live. The talk traced factors enabling looting and illicit antiquities sales around […]