Featured Stories
Dr. Alice P. Wright recognized as top young scholar and leader of interdisciplinary research team
Jan 4, 2017
Dr. Alice P. Wright was presented the C.B. Moore Award for “Excellence in Southeastern Archaeology or associated studies by a younger scholar” at ...
Dr. Dana Powell and Ricki Draper highlighted in Appalachian Magazine for Standing Rock research
Dec 8, 2016
The Standing Rock protest has given Dr. Dana Powell an unexpected opportunity to further her research around indigenous land claims and ener...
Experimental Archaeology class highlighted in Appalachian Magazine
Nov 21, 2016
If you’re a student in Dr. Tom Whyte’s archaeology class, prepare to get your hands dirty. Cooked roadkill, flint-chipping kind of dirty....
Faculty Spotlights
Dr. Timothy J. Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology
May 6, 2015
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has developed a special relationship during the past 20 years with the predominantly indigenous town of Sololá, Guatemala....
Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug, Professor of Anthropology
Aug 11, 2011
Gwen Robbins Schug is a bioarchaeologist interested in paleopathology, paleodemography, long bone ontogeny, bone histology, and South Asian prehistory...
Dr. Thomas R. Whyte, Professor of Anthropology
Sep 22, 2010
Tom Whyte's research includes southern Appalachian prehistoric archaeology, zooarchaeology, and experimental archaeology. His recent research includes...
Alumni Spotlights
Christopher R. Moore, Archaeologist at the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP)
Mar 13, 2017
After graduating from Appalachian with a B.S. in Anthropology in 1997, Chris attended East Carolina University where he received an M.A. in Anthropolo...
Sarah Perry is executive producer and researcher for a new documentary about Colombian peace process
Feb 8, 2016
Sarah Perry graduated in 2014 with a degree in anthropology and a minor in Spanish. She worked in the non-profit sector in Asheville for a year after ...
Abby Bishop, Public Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina Conservation Network
Dec 20, 2015
Abby Bishop (2013) worked for the staff of the North Carolina Conservation Network from 2014-2016 as their Public Outreach Organizer. Through this rol...
News
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has been appointed to ACLS national selection committee
May 10, 2017
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has been appointed to the national selection committee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies D...
Dr. Dana Powell named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine
May 10, 2017
Dr. Dana Powell has been named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine. Her research covers the cultural politics of energy developm...
Dr. Tom Whyte named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine
May 10, 2017
Dr. Tom Whyte has been named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine. His areas of research include southern Appalachian p...