New Study: Meat May Not Have Made Us Human, After All
The importance of meat-eating in human evolution is being challenged by a new study from a team of five paleoanthropologists that includes UAlbany’s John Rowan.
Professor Rafferty Publishes New Book on Native Intoxicants
Anthropology Professor Sean Rafferty recently wrote a new book titles Native Intoxicants of North America (University of Tennessee Press). Though scholarship on intoxicants in regions like Asia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and South America is plentiful, Native Intoxicants of North America represents the first foray into a study of prehistoric intoxicants throughout North America specifically. In this study, Sean Rafferty fills significant gaps in existing research with a focus on native cultures of North America and holistic coverage.
Professors Masson Publishes New Book about Mayapán
Anthropology Professor and Chair Marilyn Masson was one of the editors of a volume titled, Settlement, Economy, and Society at Mayapán, Yucatan, Mexico. This volume presents the results of detailed studies of settlement and comparisons of household wealth, health, and activities that characterized daily urban life at the Postclassic Maya capital city of Mayapán (AD 1150-1450), in Yucatan, Mexico.
Izapa and the Development of Early American States
Professor of Anthropology Robert Rosenswig discusses how early American kingdoms mirror similar ancient communities found in the Iron Age and Medieval Europe in a new article for American Anthropologist – pointing to how the hundreds of thousands of smaller states that have existed over time played a role in shaping the world we live in today.
A Book Honors a Remarkable Archeologist and Teacher
A new is book dedicated to the life, work and legacy of former Anthropology and Classics professor and famed archeologist Stuart Swiny.
Indigenous Voices Stress the Challenge and Hope of Inclusion at UAlbany
Three scholars from the indigenous peoples of the Northeast visited UAlbany on Monday, lauding the University’s recent efforts to have greater inclusion of indigenous communities, but adding that action must proceed beyond acknowledgments.
Dr. Mercedes Fabian Featured in local NBC Cold Case Report
Dr. Mercedes Fabian, forensic anthropologist and lab director in the Anthropology department, was featured on local NBC channel WNYT in a story about a 1981 cold case. Watch the news story.
UAlbany gets $1M from Hearst to target health disparities
Hearst Foundations has granted the University at Albany $1 million to expand the fellowship program of the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities. With the grant, the center will be able to recruit five new fellows, according to a news release sent out Tuesday. Established in 2016 with funding from the National Institute of Minority Health disparities, the fellowship program brings in scholars from underrepresented, marginalized communities — many of whom have first-hand experience with the disparities the program studies.