PASTS (Promoting Archaeological Sciences to Students), a Summer Archaeology Camp at NU The pilot program of PASTS, an English-language Archaeology Camp at NU, took place at the Anthropology Laboratory between July 31 to August 11, 2023 and was lead by Professor Katherine M. Erdman and laboratory assistant Madina Makulbekova. 12 children of NU employees between the ages […]
On March 16-17, 2023 our Anthropology Laboratory hosted a workshop in cutting-edge laboratory techniques for the study of ancient textiles, plants and ceramics. Along with providing hands-one practical training, scientific experts from Japan and Associate Professor Paula Dupuy presented lectures and examples from their own research to a diverse group of participants including our department majors and professional archaeologists […]
Professor Paula Dupuy gave an interview about the expedition to the popular magazine “Vox Populi”. Professor shared about her expedition in the Dzhungar Mountains, and the research conducted. For more information, please read the article in Russian by following the link: https://voxpopuli.kz/tajny-gor-bayan-zhurek/ […]
Anthropology Professors Paula Dupuy and Reed Coil with Laboratory Assistant Madina Makulbekova and students feature in the documentary. The professors shared about the archaeology of Eastern Kazakhstan and discussed the research conducted in the Anthropology Laboratory. Please follow the link to watch the documentary in Kazakh language. […]
Dr. Michael Ryan (Assistant Professor of Sociology) has written a new book (with Serena Nanda) entitled COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities. The book examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, and countries, a fact seldom acknowledged and often suppressed or invisible. Taking a global approach, this book demonstrates how the […]
Professor of the Sociology and Anthropology Department Michael Ryan spoke for the “World.Outcome program, where he spoke about the impact of the covid pandemic on our lives. Here is the full program. Dr. J. Michael Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Sociology. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland (United States of America) […]
Tomiris Mashan is a 2021 Summa Cum Laude graduate with major in sociology and minor in anthropology. During her studies, she actively participated in research, twice becoming a Research Assistant, being named an Outstanding Research Assistant in 2019, and having developed a research project on Almaty Clean Air petition together with Dr. Ramey Moore. Her […]
Professor Reed Coil from Sociology and Anthropology Department received the Leakey Foundation Research Grant for a project at two caves in West Georgia, Tsutskhvati and Sakazhia, that contain archaeological sites spanning the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods (~100,000 – 10,000 years ago). “Our interest in these sites is to understand the transition from one period […]
The “COVID-19 Pandemic Conference Webinar” will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, countries, and the larger global society from a social scientific perspective. It offers a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to what many believe to be the greatest threat to global ways of being in more than a […]
How did beliefs about syphilis shape the kinds of treatment people with this disease received? The story of how a town in the Ozark hinterlands played a key role in determining standards of medical care around syphilis. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the central Arkansas city of Hot Springs enjoyed a reputation as […]
