February 28, 2023
Brianna Muir has always been passionate about history and archaeology. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology from the Australian National University in 2019, Muir decided to pursue a master’s degree in Anthropology at UCF. She chose UCF due to the prominent Anthropology program and the positive experiences she had communicating with faculty and […]
September 9, 2021
TOYNE 2022 Toyne, J.M., Nystrom, K.C., Čelhar, M. Liburian lunches: Stable isotope analysis from the Iron Age site of Nadin-Gradina, Croatia. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. Accepted July 2021. 2020 Toyne, J.M., Turner, B.L. Advances in Andean stable isotopes: beyond diet and mobility. International Journal of Paleopathology. 29:117-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.11.002 2020 Toyne, J.M., Michell, S.*, […]
September 9, 2021
Stable isotopes are a part of a science that involves the analysis of atoms of an element that have a different number of neutrons in their nuclei while containing the same number of protons and electrons. The term ‘isotope,’ based on the Greek words isos, meaning ‘same,’ and topos, meaning ‘place’, is based on the […]
September 2, 2021
Dr. Emily Zavodny is an environmental archaeologist specializing in paleoecology, zooarchaeology, and stable isotope geochemistry. She received her MA and PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and BA from Wake Forest University. She is broadly interested in how prehistoric human and animal populations successfully adapted to uncertainty and risk posed by marginal landscapes, resource scarcity, […]
July 13, 2021
Anthropology has several recognized subdisciplines and each have their own professional association. The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is the primary professional association of academic anthropologists and students, and members work in the public, private, and non-governmental sectors. These professional organizations host annual meetings for anthropologists to present their research; they also publish peer-reviewed academic journals. […]
July 13, 2021
The Methods & Practice track requires that students complete 3 credit hours of a High-Impact Learning experience. High-Impact Learning courses include high-impact courses, study abroad programs, anthropological field schools and internships, Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT), or directed research. Students in the General track are not required to complete a high-impact experience. High-Impact Courses The Department […]
July 13, 2021
We offer three tracks or concentrations for the Anthropology BA degree: our campus-based students can choose between the Methods & Practice track or the General track, and our students in the UCF Online program follow the online options for the General track. The General track requires students to take upper level courses in all the […]
February 8, 2021
Mel Gomez is a current biological archaeology PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Central Florida. Mel has received a B.A (2017) and an M.A (2020) in Anthropology from UCF. Mel is working under the advisement of Drs. Emily Zavodny, Peter Sinelli, and Lana Williams, with a focus on Caribbean archaeology, animal management, and foodways […]
February 8, 2021
Atakan is a doctoral student in the Anthropology Department at the University of Central Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Türkiye, a master’s degree in Classical Archaeology from Florida State University, and a master’s degree in Art History from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His […]
February 8, 2021
Karla J. Cardona Caravantes is a Guatemalan archaeologist who earned her B.A. and Licentiate degree in Archaeology from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. She earned her M.A. in Anthropology from Tulane University with a Fulbright-LASPAU Scholarship and later earned an M.A. in Managing Archaeological Sites from University College London with a British Council Scholarship. She […]
