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College of Arts & Sciences Students Honored at 10th Annual SURE Awards
Oct. 20, 2025
91²Ö¿â celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) with the annual Three-…
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Exploring the Crossroads of Science and Storytelling
Oct. 16, 2025
91²Ö¿â senior Isabella Emerick has never been content with choosing just one path. As an major with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in…
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KSU's Experimental Archaeology Lab featured in new documentary
July 29, 2025
The Experimental Archaeology Lab, led by Drs. Eren and Bebber was just featured in a new .
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Summer 2025 MUST-READ BOOK! From Hard Rock to Heavy Metal: Metal Tool Production and Use by Indigenous Hunter-Gatherers of North America
July 21, 2025
Add this to your list of books to get asap! Dr. Bebber and her colleague Dr. Wolff just published their edited volume,
Anthropology Undergraduates rock the research symposium!
May 1, 2025
Anthropology was well-represented by a spectacular group of students who presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium! Pictured below are Eleanor Brownlee, Abbigail Swiney, Noah Nicholson, Willa Moss, and Grace Ellis (not pictured: Katie Mirabell and Lacey Beaghley).…
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Researchers Suggest New Hypothesis for Hominin Invention of Stone Cutting Tools
March 27, 2025
The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes — knapping — is traditionally thought to be a process that ancient humans started doing intentionally or by accident before looking for things, such as animal carcasses and hard fruits, to cut. It is a defining feature of…
Read More »Team led by KSU archaeologists propose new hypothesis for origin of stone tools
March 21, 2025
91²Ö¿â's archaeologists, Drs. Metin Eren and Michelle Bebber, led a team of scientists from around the globe in putting forward a new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools. KSU's Drs. C. Owen Lovejoy and Mary Ann Raghanti were also involved. The team proposed…
Read More »Dr. Metin Eren featured on the History Channel
March 13, 2025
91²Ö¿â’s very own Dr. Metin Eren featured on the History Channel! Dr. Eren discusses the peopling of North America with Steve Rinella on his show, Hunting History.
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Why Northeast Ohio is key to earliest North American settlement
Feb. 18, 2025
, discussing the importance of Northeast Ohio for early inhabitants.
Read More »Dr. Spurlock joins colleagues in reporting on ancient ritual site in Israel
Dec. 10, 2024
An international team of researchers, including our own Dr. Linda Spurlock, found what may be the earliest ancient ritual site at Manot Cave in Israel. Dr. Spurlock worked at Manot Cave from 2013 through 2018 and 91²Ö¿â students had an opportunity to work with her at…
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