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Professor Will Taylor and a team of Mongolian researchers have uncovered one of the earliest known frame saddles, shedding light on ancient equestrian practices in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. He and his colleagues, including scientists from 10 countries, published their findings Dec. 12 in the journal Antiquity. Learn...

CU Boulder representation in AAA leadership continues with two new elected officers. Professor Sarah Jackson, archaeologist and Dean of the Social Sciences is the newly elected Archaeologist on the AAA Executive Board. Professor Carole McGranahan, cultural anthropologist and Chair of the Department is President-Elect of the American Ethnological Society. Our...

Will Taylor and his Argentinian Colleagues' South American Horse Study Featured in A&S Magazine. Their research sheds light on the rapid adoption of horses in South American cultures. Read the article in A&S Magazine

Julie Thomas successfully defended her PhD thesis "Strepsirrhine Growth and Development: New Ontogenetic Patterns Found in Captive Populations." Her committee members were Professors Michelle Sauther (Advisor) Steve Lee, Fernando Villanea, Lauren Hosek, and Kathleen Grogan. Congratulations, Dr. Thomas!

Professor Will Taylor and a team of Mongolian researchers have uncovered one of the earliest known frame saddles, shedding light on ancient equestrian practices in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. He and his colleagues, including scientists from 10 countries, published their findings Dec. 12 in the journal Antiquity. Learn...

Chilton Tippin (Cultural Anthropology, PhD Candidate) successfully defended both his qualifying exam and research prospectus entitled, "Defending Multiple Waters: Water Insecurity, the State, and Placemaking in the Rio Grande/Bravo Watershed." His committe consisted of Professors Jerry Jacka, Donna Goldsteing, Alison Cool Scott Ortmann, and Eric Perramond. He now advances to...

Professor Nancy Steven's co-authored article, "Strengthening a Resilent Protected area Worforce to Advance the 30X30 Goal: The Case of Madagascar, " published in PARKS (The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation). This paper with collaborators Domoina Rakotobe and Geoff Dabelko, examines local and indigenous contributions to protected areas in...

Nicholas Puente (Archaeology, PhD Candidate) successfully successfully defended both his qualifying exam and research prospectus. He demonstrated his expertise on the cultural history of the Yucatan Peninsula, the use of Indigenous Maya ontologies in archaeological interpretation, and cave archaeology. A hearty congratulations from his committee members: Sarah Kurnick, Art Joyce,...

Sasha Buckser (PhD Archaeology in Progress) successfully defended her PhD Qualifying Exam.

Brent Andrews (PhD Archaeology in Progress) successfully defended his PhD Qualifying Exam. The examination committee consisted of Scott Ortman, Jerry Jacka, and Sarah James (Classics).