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2018
September
September 5, 2018
There are scores of saccharine quotes about friendship floating around — “Friends are the relatives we choose,” for example. (Really, the only one that resonates is “Friends help you move.
August
August 24, 2018
The bonds between Arizona State University and its partners in Mexico over the past few years are producing large-scale research that will help millions of people as well as small projects to assis
August 3, 2018
Born in Tucson, Arizona, but raised in the East Valley, Holly Celaya grew up a dedicated University of Arizona fan.
August 2, 2018
The last few weeks of summer are a prime time to hit the road and enjoy the wilderness, whether it’s hiking, biking, rafting or camping.
August 1, 2018
Since Darwin first laid out the basic principles of evolution by means of natural selection, the role of competition for food as a driving force in shaping and shifting a species’ biology to outcom
August 1, 2018
In the Iron Age stone tower of Cairns Broch in Orkney, Scotland, archaeologists found a 2000-year-old wooden bowl, along with 20 perfectly preserved strands of human hair.
July
July 16, 2018
How did small, isolated groups of ancient humans come to form complex societies?
July 13, 2018
According to a recent study, highlighted by Melissa Healy for the Los Angeles Times, g
July 13, 2018
A new study on ancient cultures in Peru has found the most effective growth strategy for leaders of some early city-states was
July 13, 2018
Scientists were astounded to discover white-faced capuchins using stone tools to crack open nuts and shellfish on a Panamanian island.
June
June 21, 2018
An international team of researchers, including Alejandra Ortiz, a postdoctoral researcher with Arizona State University
June 11, 2018
It’s a disclaimer that echoes passionately through the lecture halls of every beginning archaeology course: It’s not like the Indiana Jones movies!
June 7, 2018
More than one-third of American adults and roughly 17 percent of children in the U.S.
June 7, 2018
Keith Kintigh has seen the future of archaeology — and it’s not what you might expect.
May
May 16, 2018
The California clapper rail is a chicken-sized bird with slender legs, brown feathers and a long beak. It makes its home in the salt marshes of the San Francisco Bay.
April
April 24, 2018
Nik Dave has worked in Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute since he was a sophomore in high school.
April 24, 2018
DNA — since the world first saw its iconic double helix structure in 1953, it has given scientists a treasure trove of insights into human health and uniqueness.
April 17, 2018
All over the world, archaeologists are constantly collecting data.
April 11, 2018
Across the world of mammals, teeth come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
April 2, 2018
On Tuesday, May 8, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities
March
March 30, 2018
On one of the most memorable days of her life, Kaye Reed found herself holding the jawbone of an ancestor who lived 2.8 million years ago.
March 20, 2018
In early March, the Center for Global Health in ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change hosted this year’s Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA) international conference, with participa