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Department of Anthropology

2022 News Archive

Dr. Kelly Goldberg and Nina Shreiner lead excavations at Sesquicentennial State Park

In Summer 2022, Dr. Kelly Goldberg and Nina Schreiner, PhD candidate, led a field school to teach students how to conduct excavations at and analyze artifacts from Sesquicentennial State Park, which is a former plantation.

Remains of Revolutionary War soldiers help USC anthropologists unravel the Battle of Camden

The College of Arts and Sciences interviewed archaeologists from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) and the Department of Anthropology about their findings in the historic Camden Battlefield.

Dr. Sharon DeWitte featured in NBC News article

Dr. DeWitte was featured in an article about the analysis of DNA pulled from a burial ground in Kyrgyzstan, which dates the plague to the year 1338. She commented on the research featured in the article.

Emily Brennan and Allison Ham awarded National Science Foundation grants

Emily Brennan and Allison Ham have been awarded National Science Foundation grants for their research related to biological anthropology.

Dr. Carlina De la Cova featured in Science article

Dr. Carlina De la Cova is featured in an article about medical and scientific racism in the US. She was asked to comment on the research featured in the article.

Savannah Keating interviewed on Soda City Live for Alliance for Women in STEM

Savannah Keating, a junior Anthropology and Biology double major, was interviewed on Soda City Live for her position as the president of the Alliance for Women in STEM (AWS). AWS is a student organization.

Nina Schreiner awarded SPARC grant to study nineteenth-century collection of Native American artifacts

Nina Schreiner has been awarded a SPARC grant to study artifact collecting in settler-colonial contexts using Native American objects.

Andrea Acosta awarded SPARC grant to study Roman kinship patterns

Andrea Acosta has been awarded a SPARC grant to study familial and sociopolitical structures in prehistoric Central Italy using skeletons.

Dr. Sharon DeWitte elected as AAAS Fellow

UofSC interviewed Dr. Sharon DeWitte about her being elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow along with three other UofSC professors. This article also was highlighted as a Faculty Spotlight article for UofSC News & Events.

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