Black Lives Matter. Black Rams Matter. Black Anthropologists Matter. Black Geographers Matter. Words matter too – especially when accompanied by action and change. Here’s a collection of recent statements (some in full, some excerpts) from our professional societies recognizing and addressing racial injustice and the work to be done. We support these statements and their […]
The Anthropology Graduate Student Society at Colorado State University has published the Spring 2020 volume of its peer-reviewed journal, Furthering Perspectives: Anthropological Views of the World. The volume, available as a PDF via Mountain Scholar, marks the ninth publication of the AGSS journal. This year’s edition includes 13 articles from graduate and undergraduate students […]
New Undergraduate Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate Offers Education through Curation Joshua Zaffos As populations self-isolate and cities, states, and nations have mandated stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus, one group of professionals is investigating what artifacts and images will best capture this moment in our collective history. Museum curators […]
Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining research Joshua Zaffos In the southern highlands of Bolivia, the city of Potosí once earned the title of the “treasury of the world, king of all mountains, and envy of kings.” Situated beneath the towering mountain of Cerro Rico and one of the world’s largest silver […]
There’s no place like home – for early humans Joshua Zaffos A person exploring the Serengeti in Tanzania can be forgiven for feeling as if they have traveled four million years back in time. Grasslands and umbrella thorn acacia trees stretch to the horizons across a natural area larger than Maryland. Elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions […]
As seen in the College of Liberal Arts Magazine | Winter 2019/ Spring 2020 Cannibalism, ritual, or both: The Neandertal debate continues at Krapina Cave Tony Phifer and Joshua Zaffos A cave site in hilly, northern Croatia may offer clues about the rituals and sacred spaces of the Neandertals, an Ice Age human population. Or […]
As appearing in SAPIENS | 12.11.19 Why the Earth Must Be Mapped There is an urgent need to digitally capture the planet’s surface, providing a record for future ecologists, archaeologists, and historians. The Earth Archive project plans to do just that. VIEWPOINT Chris Fisher Professor, Department of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State University The climate […]
As appearing in CSU SOURCE | 10.9.19 CSU anthropologist: History offers lesson about decline of large mammals Tony Phifer The effect of the extinctions of numerous large mammal species around 12,000 years ago is still being felt today and could provide a preview of what’s to come as several existing large mammal species find themselves […]
CSU assistant professor Andrew Du co-authored a study about the lasting impact of the extinction of large ice age mammals.
As appearing on KIIITV | 06.04.19 Students from Colorado State University help with Harvey recovery in Rockport The students will be in Rockport until July and plan to interview residents who were directly affected by the hurricane. ROCKPORT, Texas Help continues to pour into the Coastal Bend even 22 months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. […]
