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A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, assistant professor in Kent State’s Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an “equalizer,” a finding which supports women’s potential active role as prehistoric hunters.
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International collaborations are most productive when colleagues work side-by-side in the same laboratory or field station. In recent years, the Anthropology department has received related collaborative grants from the
In spring 2020, the Anthropology Department was fortunate to receive a grant from the to support an archaeology seminar on Stone Age Science – a series of lectures on the material culture of…
In fall 2019, the Anthropology Department was fortunate to receive a three-year grant (PIs Tosi, Raghanti, Meindl, Lovejoy) to fund 18 summer internships in Japan…
3 + 3 to a Law Degree
This program allows ANTH majors on the BA track to complete many of their university requirements and all of their ANTH courses in three years. In year four, they go on to their first year of law school, and if completed successfully, those…
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For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.
Please join us in congratulating Master's student Michael Bliss on his recent award from . The Explorers club, started in 1904, is housed in New York City and is a multidisciplinary, professional society that is…
Our archaeologists collaborated with Steve Rinella and the crew at Meateater to find out how well the Ice Age stone toolkit would work to butcher a bison. Watch the episode here: …