News Archive

Anthropology Professor Published Article with Spanish Research Team

Alex Smith recently published an article on cultural keystone places and ancient agriculture on Menorca (Spain) in the journal, Ethnobiology Letters.

Anthropology Faculty Publishes Co-authored Paper

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay published a co-authored paper in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies.

Anthropology Faculty Publishes Paper

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay publishes “From field to fortress: botanical evidence of agriculture during the Crusader occupation of Caesarea” in the journal Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 

Anthropology Faculty Presented at International Conference

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay presented one paper and co-authored another paper at the International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan (ICHAJ) in Athens, Greece on September 24 and 25.

Club Spotlight: Anthropology Club

Lucia Mascia, Vice President of the Anthropology Club, discusses her leadership role, finding a community at Brockport, and how the club helped solidify her career aspirations. 

Excavating Artifacts Across the Atlantic

Evelyn Patterson ’24 traveled abroad to Spain where she conducted archaeological fieldwork that helped shape her academic career and reinforce her love for Anthropology. 

Anthropology Students & Faculty Participate in Archaeology at Fort Drum

Students and collaborators from SUNY Brockport joined a team from Cornell University’s Tree Ring Laboratory to carry out sampling of trees and a ground survey to learn more about the historic site of Ford Farm that lies on the property of Fort Drum.

Anthropology Professors Present Work at the European Association of Archaeologist Annual Meeting

Dr. Alexander Smith presented three papers on his research in Menorca, Spain and chaired a session. Dr. Jennifer Ramsay presented a paper at the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting held at Sapienza University of Rome.

Anthropology Professor Publishes Article with Alum

Dr. Alex Smith (Anthropology) recently published a short article in the journal New York History alongside his former student, Emily Yahn ’23, based on research they completed as part of an on-campus internship.

Anthropology Professor Publishes Article on Spanish Fieldwork

Dr. Alex Smith co-authors a recent work featured in the Revista de Menorca. The Catalan-language article features his fieldwork on the archaeology of Islamic Menorca.

Anthropology Professor Publishes Co-authored Article

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay published a co-authored, peer-reviewed article titled, “Cultivating the Hills and the Sands: A Comparative Archaeobotanical Investigation of Early Islamic Agriculture in Palestine’ in the journal Environmental Archaeology.

Anthropology Professor to Present an Invited Webinar for the Friends of the American Schools of Research

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay (Department of Anthropology) was invited to give a webinar for the Friends of the American Schools of Research (ASOR) titled “The Wheat from the Chaff: What we can learn from studying Plants in Antiquity” on December 14, 2023 at 6 pm.

Anthropology Professor Publishes Article About Ancient Past

Dr. Jennifer Ramsay from the Department of Anthropology published an outreach article in the Ancient Near East Today titled “The Wheat From the Chaff: What We Can Learn From Studying Plants in Antiquity.”

Preserving a Piece of Women’s History

Student interns at local landmark, transcribing the letters of a Brockport matriarch to her daughter.

Roadkill to Research

How a student road trip turned into an unforgettable experience of a different kind.

Jonathan Broida

BS in Anthropology and History, MA in History

Paige Doerner

BA in Anthropology, BS in History, MA in History

Learn About Social Science at SUNY Brockport (Video)

This video highlights all the departments in the the Social Sciences: Pre Law & Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, African & African American Studies, and Criminal Justice.