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Larry Monocello wins H. Russell Bernard Graduate Student Paper Prize
Our doctoral student Larry Monocello was awarded the H. Russell Bernard Student Paper Prize at the recent SAS (Society for Anthropological Sciences) meeting in Washington DC. According to Dr. Rosalyn Negrón, chair of
Diana Simpson wins SEAC Student Paper Competition
Former M.A. student Diana Simpson won the SEAC (Southeastern Archaeological Conference Book Prize) for her paper, “Synthesizing Care and Violence During the Archaic Period in North Alabama,” which was based
New article by Henderson and Dressler
Doctoral student Nicole Henderson and Prof. Dressler recently published an article, “Medical Disease or Moral Defect? Stigma Attribution and Cultural Models of Addiction Causality in a University Population.” Congratulations Bill and
Article by Oths, Smith, Stein, and Landivar published in AJHB
A new article out by Dr. Kathy Oths, Hannah Smith (UA Master’s student), Max Stein (UA Ph.D. student) and Rodrigo Lazo Landivar titled “A Decade of Rapid Change: Biocultural Influences
UA Graduate Becky Read-Wahidi Professor at Mississippi State
We’re pleased to report that PhD grad Becky Read-Wahidi has been newly made an Assistant Research Professor at the Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University. Congrats to Becky!
Wade Tidwell receives URCA Funding
Wade received funding from the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Creativity and Research Academy (UCRA) in the amount of $700 to attend and present his research entitled “Artifact Ubiquity as an Index of Ancient
HBERG Students Receive URCA Funding
Julia Sponholtz has received $400 from the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Creativity and Research Academy (UCRA) for her research project entitled “What Stinks in a “Stinky T-Shirt” Study?: Can Humans
Archaeology Adventures on APTV
In October, Alex Benitez and John Blitz hosted a film crew from Alabama Public Television (APTV) at Moundville Archaeological Park. APTV is filming a program, Archaeology Adventures, an effort to
Second New Publication from Alex Tokovinine
Another new publication from Dr. Tokovinine! Tokovinine, Alexandre, and Francisco Estrada Belli 2017 From stucco to digital: Topometric documentation of Classic Maya facades at Holmul. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 6