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Archaeology Labs Work at Alamance Battlefield Garners Regional Media Attention

The Archaeology Laboratories received attention from a number of regional news media sources last Friday for their work at the Alamance Battleground. The Labs used a magnetometer (can accurately detect metal and other anomalies under the surface), a Nikon Total Station (accurately measures the distance and change in elevation between specified points), and other equipment to study the site. Several Wake Forest University students as well as students from Eastern Carolina University assisted with the work.

A brief list of the media outlets who covered the Archaeology Labs' work appear below:

This clip features Ken Robinson (Director of Public Archaeology), Paul Thacker (Director of the WFU Archaeology Labs), and two WFU students, Taryn Ricciardelli and Emily Zavodny, both senior Anthropology majors. (Taryn Ricciardelli is interviewed.)
http://news14.com/Default.aspx?ArID=614237

Raleigh News and Observer - Story on Alamance Battlefield, including work by WFU Archaeology Labs
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/1677276.html

Raleigh News and Observer - Short piece centering on work by Archaeology Labs at Alamance Battlefield
http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/v-print/story/1674931.html

Other outlets who covered the story include the Charlotte, NC National Public Radio affiliate, as well as three other newspapers and an additional television news channel. Links to these will be posted soon.

Anthropology Department Hires Dr. Eric Jones as a Lecturer in Archeology

The Department of Anthropology is proud to announce the hire of a new lecturer in Archeology, Dr. Eric Jones.His work in the
Northeast and with GIS, coupled with his enthusiastic teaching makes him a welcome addition..

Anthropology Department Welcomes Guest Lecturer Dipak Pant

Dr. Dipak Pant, an anthropologist and economist, at Università Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC, Castellanza, VA, Italy) was a Visiting International Scholar from Mar. 22- Apr. 1 . Prof. Pant is the founder and director of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy in the same university. Recently, he also served as the senior visiting fellow of at the American Museum of Natural History (New York, USA) and at the Field Museum (Chicago). On campus he taught classes in Development, Culture and Nature, and South Asia,; gave a public presentation at the Museum of Anthropology, and was guest speaker at the faculty seminar on Social Entrepreneurship. He met with students , and cooked a Nepali-Italian meal for us. We hope that this will lead to a lasting international partnership for our students and faculty.

Carolyn Conklin Named Outstanding Senior for 2009

The Department of Anthropology would like to congratulate Carolyn Conklin, who was named by the Department as the Outstanding Senior for 2009! Read about the two papers Carolyn presented this year at anthropology meetings this summer in our newsletter, Field Seasons (PDF, about 300Kb)

Dr. Paul Thacker Granted Tenure

Dr. Paul Thacker, Director of the Archaeology Laboratories, joined the ranks of tenured faculty in the department. He received notification, promotion to associate professor and a bottle of champagne from the Provost on a busy Friday afternoon in April. Congratulations Dr. Thacker!

 

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