Dr. Bill Walker and Dr. Judy Berryman (affiliated faculty) directed the 2023 summer archaeological field school at Cottonwood Spring Pueblo. Graduate students Keely Yanito and Tuesday Critz served as teaching assistants. Read about their experiences (and discoveries) by clicking on the article link below.
NMSU anthropology graduate students Anastasia Walhovd and Keely Yanito received the Society for American Archaeology National Science Foundation Scholarship for Archaeological Training for 2022 and 2023. These scholarships support archaeological training or a research program for Native American students or employees of tribal cultural preservation programs.
Emma Álvarez de La Rosa started playing the cello when she was 6 years old. An international student and a double-major in music and anthropology at New Mexico State University, she will be spending the summer in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian Folklife and Cultural Heritage Center.
New Mexico State University anthropology student Abriella Muniz is the newest recipient of the Cheryl L. Wase Memorial Scholarship for the study of archaeology.
Fellow NMSU students Yessica Marquina and Alondra Gonzalez will mark a milestone in their longstanding friendship on Saturday when they both receive bachelor’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences. Gonzalez and Marquina majored in anthropology and minored in medical anthropology, forensics, and human biology. Learn more by clicking on the article link below!
Thousands of years ago, the first inhabitants of this region left behind evidence of who they were, how they lived and what they believed in. Today, researchers at New Mexico State University are wrapping these ancient artifacts in the knowledge and understanding of Native Americans to share with the community through an upcoming exhibition called "Humanhood in the Organ Mountains: Prehistory."
Clarence Fielder was a Las Cruces teacher and New Mexico State University history professor for more than 50 years. On Semptember 21, 2019, a digital archive of his life and the history and preservation of his beloved Phillips Chapel was donated to the City of Las Cruces Museum System. Beth O’Leary, an NMSU anthropology professor emerita, served as a presenter at the event. O'Leary previously directed archaeological research at the site of Phillips Chapel.
Mary Brown and Brittany Fisher were selected as the winners of the newly established Bradley A. Blake Prize. The prize, kickstarted by NMSU alumnus Alejandro Lugo, was created this academic year in honor of former NMSU anthropology professor Bradley A. Blake, who passed away in 2012. “Dr. Blake was my anthropology professor, mentor, and advisor during my undergraduate years at NMSU in the early 1980s,” said Lugo. “Dr. Blake's eloquent and engaging lectures, as well as his rigorous seminars and his commitment to mentoring students, inspired me to major in anthropology at NMSU, and to eventually become an anthropology professor myself.”
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