Category Archives: Anthropology

What the Bones Tell Us…

GSU Anthropology Professor Bethany Turner

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Anthropology Professor Bethany Turner reporting her archaeological research on mid-15th/early-16th century Peruvian sacrificial victims: Turner, B. L., Klaus, H. D., Livengood, S. V., Brown, L. E., Saldaña, F., & Wester, C. (2013). The … Continue reading

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Trouble Accessing Articles?

Looking for a specific article? Here’s how to tell if the library has it and how to get a copy if we don’t. Step 1: Find It @ GSU You’ll be able to access articles in journals the library subscribes … Continue reading

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Religious Studies Professor to Present Talk on Mesoamerican Religions

Dr. Molly Bassett will be giving a talk as a part of the Department of Anthropology’s Colloquium Series, entitled: “Working with Mesoamerican Religions: When is an Ethnohistory a Mythohistory?” The date of the presentation is Wednesday, April 10, at 10:30 A.M. in … Continue reading

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Visiting Distinguished Professor Lecture

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology presents a lecture by distinguished criminology scholar Dr. Ramiro Martinez, Jr.  of Northeastern University.  The lecture is titled: “Studying Latinos and Latino Homicide: Moving Forward … Continue reading

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Losing One’s Head at the Harvest…

NG4 Shrine Site 2012 - emerging skulls

Back in January, the GSU homepage featured a story about Anthropology/Archaeology Professor Christopher Morehart’s discovery of a remains from human sacrifices at an excavation site in the northern Basin of Mexico.  Dig deeper into his research – read the published … Continue reading

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Dr. Daniel Block to Give Talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps”

Dr. Block

Dr. Daniel Block of Chicago State University will give a talk on “Community Geography, Food Deserts, and the Power of Maps” on Tuesday, February 19 at 4:30 pm in the Petit Science Center, room 124. Dr. Block is a professor … Continue reading

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GIS and Demographic Data Workshops

Business Analyst Neighborhood Selection Tool

Are you interested in learning more about new GIS and demographic data resources and applications that are available for research and teaching?  Would you like to create maps or visualize demographic data with easy to use web-based resources?  If so, … Continue reading

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Atlanta Studies Symposium: Call for Proposals

Population spot map of the Atlanta area (1945)

Join Atlanta scholars for the First Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium. This day-long symposium will be held on April 26, 2013 in Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library.  Emory University’s Digital Scholarship Commons is now accepting proposals for presentations at the … Continue reading

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Exploring the “unintended consequences of archaeological research”

GSU Anthropology Professor Christopher Morehart

Check out GSU Anthropology Professor Christopher Morehart‘s recently-published research discussing how archaeological discoveries impact the identity of contemporary settings: Morehart, C. T. (2012). What if the Aztec Empire never existed? The prerequisites of empire and the politics of plausible alternative … Continue reading

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Extracting Secrets from the Jaws of Pleistocene Hominins

GSU Anthropology Professor Frank L

Check out GSU Anthropology Professor Frank L’Engle Williams‘ recently published research: Williams, F., Schroeder, L., & Ackermann, R. (2012). The mid-face of lower Pleistocene hominins and its bearing on the attribution of SK 847 and StW 53. HOMO – Journal … Continue reading

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