Dr. Geoffrey Hughes does field research with students in Old Salem.

Dr. Hughes Gives NBA Star an Assist With Old Salem Research

Archaeologist Geoffrey Hughes, Ph.D., lecturer in anthropology, is being featured as an academic expert on an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots. His archaeological dig site at Old Salem intersected with the “Point God,” 12-time All-Star Chris Paul.

Students dig for artifacts in measured plots of an empty lot. Tents cover them with UNCG archaeology banners hanging and barricades mark off the site.

UNCG Archaeology Students Uncover Local History in Old Salem

A group of UNC Greensboro students were tasked to uncover evidence of a more than 200-year-old pottery kiln as part of their Field Methods of Archaeology and Analysis of Archaeological Data classes under lecturer Dr. Geoffrey Hughes.

Guest Speaker: UNCG Alumnus Cyrus Banikazemi

Cyrus Banikazemi will be here on campus March 22, 2023 for his talk “Show Me What You’re Made Of” Using the Technologies of the Present to Understand the Technologies of the Past.  He will be speaking in Graham 424 at 6pm.  A reception in his honor will be in Graham… Continue reading…

Phil Blattenberger’s Big Screen Dreams Start at UNCG

One of our former students made a film partially shot here in Greensboro where he talks about the importance of Anthropology and attending the summer field school with Dr. Nash.  Check it out and learn about Phil and how anthropology can prepare you in a variety of different ways, some… Continue reading…

Spring 2023 Conference

Our faculty and staff will be attending several conferences Spring 2023:   Paleo Anthropology Society Portland, OR March 27-28, 2023 Dr. Charles Egeland Maegan Ferguson, Student   Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)  Cincinnati, OH March 28, 2023-April 1, 2023 Dr. Susan Andreatta Dr. Linda Stine Samira Dahdah, Recipe for Success… Continue reading…