Friday Scrapbook October 17, 2019

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Friday Scrapbook October 17, 2019

Hi All, The Friday Scrapbook is back after a two-week hiatus, so it is only fitting it comes out on a Thursday! Some Items from around the Department: Coffee Symposium Starts Today! The University of Florida Coffee Research Symposium will be held October 17-19. Organized by our very own Chris LeClere, the deadline to submit a presentation […]

Friday Scrapbook September 13, 2019

Hi All, It’s the Friday the 13th/Full Moon Edition of the Scrapbook. This spooky combo only happens every 20-30 years, so be sure to save your copy: this rare issue might be worth money someday on Ebay! Some Items from around the Department: Upcoming Events Potlatch this year is October 12 — less than a month […]

Peter Schmidt, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor Email: schmidtp@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., African History and Anthropology, Northwestern M.A., African History/African Studies, UCLA Graduate Diploma Student, Archaeology/African Studies, Makerere University, Uganda A.B., History, Stanford Research Interests Historical Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Ethnotechnology, Iron Technology, Symbolic Interpretation, African Archaeology, Tanzania, Eritrea, Gabon, Cameroon, Oral Traditions and Archaeology Personal Statement My interests range across archaeology, symbolic […]

Friday Bulletin September 14, 2018

Hi All, Because it is Friday, it is a day to link that lovable classic! (But remember, bagpipes make everything better). Seriously, though: some news and notes from around the department: What are the Faculty Up To? I sometimes wonder that myself, and when I do, I go to the Anthropology Department’s YouTube channel, where you see what we […]

Liz Ibarrola

Alumni Email: eibarrola@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2021 M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2016 B.A., Anthropology, Rollins College, 2014 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. James Davidson Research Interests Historical archaeology; African Diaspora archaeology; Ethnogenesis; Power, Resistance, and Accommodation; Landscape and Place-making; Migration, Frontiers, and Borderlands Selected Publications Uneven Landscapes, Uneven Histories: Maroons in the […]

Bag Lunch Forum with Dr. John Yellen

A Bag-Lunch Forum with Dr. John Yellen, Director of the National Science Foundation’s Archaeology Program, Monday April 4, 12:30-1:30 pm, Pugh 210 Dr. John Yellen, director of the National Science Foundation’s Archaeology Program, will be on campus April 4th and 5th to participate in Parting the Red Sea – An International Workshop on Late Pleistocene Stone […]

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Charles H. Fairbanks

Charles H. Fairbanks was the chair of the UF Anthropology Department from 1963 to 1970. During his tenure as chair, the department initiated its M.A. and Ph.D. programs. As a Southeast U.S. and historical archaeologist he worked on such sites as Ocmulgee, Fort Frederica, and Fort Center. He is the namesake of the Annual Fairbanks […]