ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Feb. 4 -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Passion for ancient past drives grad student's present success By Gillian Minaker When Connor O'Rourke (BA '24) tells people he researches the mortuary practices of ancient civilizations, he is often told his work sounds macabre and perhaps a little weird. But for the Master of Arts (MA) in Classics student, exploring how ancient societies approached death reveals fascinating insight into how they lived. "  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Finding the First Floridians: Dr. Morgan Smith dives into underwater archaeology for PBS documentary With an extensive background in anthropology and underwater archaeology, exploring the world of filmmaking was new territory for Dr. Morgan Smith. That changed when Smith stepped into the role of co-producer for a feature-length documentary, "Finding the First Floridians," which   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW-Led Study Traces Indigenous Population Shifts in North America Before Europeans Bob Kelly, professor emeritus of archaeology at UW, excavates a site in Wyoming. Kelly led a new study showing that, if Europeans had arrived in North America a few hundred years earlier, they would have faced much larger, well-organized Indigenous societies capable of stronger resistance. (Madelein Mackie Photo) Fo  more