Stories from Anthropology
View all storiesAnthropology Professor Published Article with Spanish Research Team
Alex Smith recently published an article on cultural keystone places and ancient agriculture on Menorca (Spain) in the journal, Ethnobiology Letters.Anthropology Faculty Publishes Co-authored Paper
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay published a co-authored paper in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies.Anthropology Faculty Publishes Paper
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay publishes “From field to fortress: botanical evidence of agriculture during the Crusader occupation of Caesarea” in the journal Vegetation History and Archaeobotany.Anthropology Faculty Presented at International Conference
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay presented one paper and co-authored another paper at the International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan (ICHAJ) in Athens, Greece on September 24 and 25.
Club Spotlight: Anthropology Club
Lucia Mascia, Vice President of the Anthropology Club, discusses her leadership role, finding a community at Brockport, and how the club helped solidify her career aspirations.
Excavating Artifacts Across the Atlantic
Evelyn Patterson ’24 traveled abroad to Spain where she conducted archaeological fieldwork that helped shape her academic career and reinforce her love for Anthropology.Anthropology Students & Faculty Participate in Archaeology at Fort Drum
Students and collaborators from SUNY Brockport joined a team from Cornell University’s Tree Ring Laboratory to carry out sampling of trees and a ground survey to learn more about the historic site of Ford Farm that lies on the property of Fort Drum.
Anthropology Professors Present Work at the European Association of Archaeologist Annual Meeting
Dr. Alexander Smith presented three papers on his research in Menorca, Spain and chaired a session. Dr. Jennifer Ramsay presented a paper at the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting held at Sapienza University of Rome.
Anthropology Professor Publishes Article with Alum
Dr. Alex Smith (Anthropology) recently published a short article in the journal New York History alongside his former student, Emily Yahn ’23, based on research they completed as part of an on-campus internship.Anthropology Professor Publishes Article on Spanish Fieldwork
Dr. Alex Smith co-authors a recent work featured in the Revista de Menorca. The Catalan-language article features his fieldwork on the archaeology of Islamic Menorca.Anthropology Professor Publishes Co-authored Article
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay published a co-authored, peer-reviewed article titled, “Cultivating the Hills and the Sands: A Comparative Archaeobotanical Investigation of Early Islamic Agriculture in Palestine’ in the journal Environmental Archaeology.