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Dr. George Bey's work in the Yucatan was highlighted on the National Geographic website in the article, "Kaxil Kiuic: A Model for Conservation in the Yucatan Peninsula." Kaxil Kiuic has been commended on numerous occasions for its conservation efforts. Check out the article here.
Check out these two articles featuring Black Drink and the evidence of Cacoa in Mexico featured in Archaeology Magazine.
Scientists at Millsaps College's W.M. Keck Center for Instrumental and Biochemical Comparative Archaeology have detected evidence of the presence of cacao in ancient ceramic pottery recovered from a Maya archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico, making it the earliest documented evidence of the use of cacao in the Northern Maya Lowlands.
Dr. Timothy J. Ward, professor of...
Dr. Michael Galaty, professor of anthropology at Millsaps College, and an academic trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America, is the recipient of a senior research grant from the National Science Foundation for the College's ongoing archaeological project in Shkodër, Albania.
The grant provides support for Millsaps undergraduate students to conduct fieldwork under the...
Jackson, Miss., -- Researchers from across the United States, including Millsaps College Professor of Chemistry Timothy Ward, Ph.D., and Research Fellow Jiyan Gu, Ph.D., have analyzed chemical residues in prehistoric Native American ceramic vessels that are believed to offer the earliest known evidence for black drink consumption. Their findings will be published in the on-line...
In the summer of 2011, Dr. George Bey, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean of International Education, took seven Millsaps students - Mandi Strickland, Whitney Gilchrist, Brittany Tourelle, Phillip Boyett, Andy Kennedy and recent graduates Katharine Veron (B.A., 2010) and Evan Parker (B.A., 2011) - with him to the Kiuic Biocultural Reserve in the Yucatán Peninsula to carry out...
Millsaps Professor of Anthropology Michael Galaty has been appointed an academic trustee on the board of trustees of the Archaeological Institute of America. The AIA is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology.
"As an academic trustee of the AIA I will have the rare opportunity to influence the field of archaeology at the highest levels,"...
Dr. Michael Galaty, professor of anthropology, is the most recent winner of the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Archaeological Institute of America. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed on undergraduate professors of archaeology and is given to only one distinguished honoree each year. He will accept the award at the Institute's national meeting in January....
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
Hades wasn't the happiest place, the Department of Motor Vehicles of the ancient Greek afterlife.
There, in a gloomy underworld, departed heroes such as Achilles gathered mostly to grouse about their boredom, and await the verdict of the judges of the dead.
"I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above ground than king of kings among...
Millsaps College archaeology students are learning how to conduct an archaeological dig while digging into the history of the Millsaps-Buie House in Jackson.
The home, located at 628 N. State St., was completed around 1888 for Major Reuben Webster Millsaps, founder of Millsaps College. The house now houses the law firm of Hawkins Stracener & Gibson and the law firm of Louis H. Watson Jr. John...
Millsaps Archaeology Kaxil Kiuic receives national attention on the NGS website! http://t.co/USoY7JpF
Friday January 25, 2013
Kaxil Kiuic receives national attention on the NGS website! http://t.co/USoY7JpF
Friday January 25, 2013
Millsaps Archaeology More coverage of Millsaps archaeologist Michael Galaty's work at Alepotrypa Cave in Greece: http://t.co/JOX2d5li. Check out photo gallery!
Wednesday November 28, 2012
More coverage of Millsaps archaeologist Michael Galaty's work at Alepotrypa Cave in Greece: http://t.co/JOX2d5li. Check out photo gallery!
Wednesday November 28, 2012
Millsaps Archaeology Millsaps archaeologist George Bey wins the Best Practices in Site Preservation Award from the AIA! http://t.co/XZLloB6f
Tuesday November 27, 2012
Millsaps archaeologist George Bey wins the Best Practices in Site Preservation Award from the AIA! http://t.co/XZLloB6f
Tuesday November 27, 2012
Millsaps Archaeology Millsaps Archaeology and The Diros Project: http://t.co/O9tx9HGe
Thursday October 18, 2012
Millsaps Archaeology and The Diros Project: http://t.co/O9tx9HGe
Thursday October 18, 2012
Millsaps Archaeology Make that 850 am!
Wednesday October 17, 2012
Make that 850 am!
Wednesday October 17, 2012