Texas State Department of Anthropology

Texas State signed an Inter-Government Support Agreement with Fort Campbell and the United States Army for a project led by Todd Ahlman and the Center for Archaeological Studies that is worth $28 million over the next ten years.

understand what shapes a healthy chimpanzee microbiome. psgb.org/pages/56-2024-…

examining how anthropogenic and seasonality affects microbial composition patterns in two savanna chimpanzee communities. By elucidating the presence and transmission dynamics of pathogens derived from savanna biomes, this research will fill a missing gap that is needed to fully

Primatology PhD Candidate receives research grant from the Primate Society of Great Britian Katie Gerstner, from the Pruetz Lab, received a small research grant to support her dissertation research,

interested in cultural and linguistic anthropologies or innovating anthropology's methods and communication. 👉Learn More: txst.edu/anthropology/i… or 👉Apply Now: go.txstate.edu/W1T

🤩 The Innovative Anthropologies Lab @TXST is now accepting member applications for Spring 2025. 📅 Applications Due January 24. The InnoAnth Lab offers: 👩‍💻co-working space, 🎙️equipment, 📖shared knowledge, and 🤝mentorship for TXST anthropologists

Congratulations to the newest @txst Regents Professors, Dr. Sean Kerwin (@TXSTChemBiochem) and Dr. @JillPruetz (@txstanthro)! As we Run to R1, we are building on the rich and long legacy of research that our professors have conducted over the years.🐾⭐️

The Archaeology Club had a full day event of creating and cooking in an earth oven, making sandals, flint knapping, and listening to presentations on various archaeological topics.

A little bit of life lately: Pruetz lab edition🥰🐒🦧 #TABA2024 @txstanthro

Permission to do this research is an honor and our intention is to contribute useful information about this landscape to those who hold this place dear.

Spring Lake is located within the traditional lands of Indigenous groups including the Coahuiltecan, Jumanos, Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, and Sana People. We acknowledge and respect the Indigenous Peoples who have been or have become part of this land.

Dr. Heather Smith (Anthropology) and Dr. Sam Krause (Geography and Environmental Studies) and Anthropology MA student Erin Mathison shared ongoing paleoenvironmental research of Spring Lake at the Annual Sacred Springs Powwow last weekend.