Author Archives: eschudel

For those of you in ANTH 240 who want to learn more about this ongoing archaeological expedition, here is the link to the Parks Canada website.  I anticipate additional finds this summer, so keep your ears open!

While most of you are well on your way with your term projects, I thought I would share this website for an annual experimental archaeology conference as inspiration.  It presents the abstracts for papers and posters presented at the conference, … Continued

The mystery of the pyramids has captivated archaeologists for over a century.  Over time we have seen interest in new questions, and the application of new techniques to try to address them.  Muon particles that rain down through the atmosphere may … Continued

I just wanted to alert ANTH 204 students that I have posted resources on our course page that relate to last night’s material.  They are not required by any stretch, but many of you seemed interested and I wanted to make … Continued

As a food anthropologist, I am interested in the premise of a new movie hitting theatres this week.  In the movie Martian, actor Matt Damon plays a botanist stranded on Mars tasked with figuring out how to survive as he … Continued

Want to take another look at Jody Isaac’s cool graphic recording of our Sasquatch lecture in ANTH 104-002?  She got it scanned (mostly, the paper was a bit too wide, she’s learning too) and has passed it along to the … Continued

As promised, here is the link to the Human Food Project, also known as the Anthropology of Microbes.  This is exciting new work to start deciphering the complex connections between our gut flora, our diets, and our overall health.  You … Continued

Thank you to everyone who sent me emails with comments, questions, and resources about orangutans after Friday’s class!   As promised, I am passing resources along to everyone, this is a good platform for continuing these interesting and important conversations! 1. … Continued

Last week, a team of scientists announced a fascinating new find: the remains of numerous individuals from a brand new species of hominid, called Homo naledi.  Once again we are reminded that this story is still very much being written, … Continued