Unearthing History
At the Pethick Site in Schoharie County, students immerse themselves in history through the excavation of artifacts dating back thousands of years. Pethick, now in its 13th season of excavation as an archaeological field school, is a rich and important Native American site and to date has yielded almost 500,000 artifacts and over 1,000 soil features.
2018 Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Anthropology Professor Dr. Lawrence M. Schell who has been promoted to Distinguished Professor!
2018 Chancellor Award Winner
Dr. Louise M. Burkhart, Professor & Department Chair of Anthropology, has won one of this year's Chancellor's Awards for Excellence, a system-level honor that recognizes consistently superior professional achievement. This award, underscores SUNY's commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction, and serving the public good.
Career Development Prestigious Award Recipient: Dr. Julia Jennings
Dr. Julia Jennings, has been awarded a prestigious Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award by the National Institute on Aging (NIH). Her project,Kin Networks and Old-Age Survival During the Demographic Transition,examines the role of kinship ties in the wellbeing of older adults. The project investigates the effects of kin networks and economic resources on adult mortality in historical and contemporary aging populations using data from Orkney, Scotland, the Schottish Longitudinal Study, and the Healthy Aging in Scotland (HAGIS) Study.