Archaeology and geology major directs research on-site in Guatemala for summer internship
Ryann Taylor ’26, an archaeology and geology major and religious studies minor at The College of Wooster, spent the summer at the archaeological site of […]
History and archaeology alumnus witnesses history through position with the National Park Service
Jacob Dinkelaker ’11 believes that knowledge of the past propels the future. As the program manager for interpretation, education, and volunteers at The White […]
Archaeology major studies Maya artifacts in Guatemala alongside field experts
Sydney Berenson ’25, an archaeology major and Spanish & museum studies minor at The College of Wooster, was offered the opportunity to spend her […]
Archaeology major draws conclusions about Maya political systems based on excavation on site in Guatemala
Archaeology major Henry McMahon spent the summer before his senior year at The College of Wooster in Guatemala surveying an ancient plaza inside El […]
National Geographic acknowledges work of Wooster student at excavation of ancient synagogue in Israel
Fritz Clingroth ’24, archaeology and art history double major at The College of Wooster, had a hand in an archaeological excavation of an ancient […]
Archaeological excavation uncovers clues that climate change between 1300-1800 disrupted lives of some early Ohio inhabitants
A 30-year archaeological survey and excavation at sites in Ohio’s Walhonding Valley, about an hour south of Wooster, has discovered evidence that the abrupt […]
Chemistry Lab students learn art of conservation
Exploring the chemistry in art led some students at The College of Wooster this spring to create pigments, see up close the properties of […]
Pella @ Wooster ushers ancient artifacts collection into 21st Century
A group of faculty and students at The College of Wooster is bringing new life and visibility to a collection of ancient artifacts that […]
Wooster mourns passing of Vivian Holliday, first female dean of faculty and emerita professor of classical studies
Vivian Holliday, emerita professor of classical studies at The College of Wooster passed away on Dec. 24, 2022, in Wooster, Ohio. Holliday, who began […]
Wooster’s Navarro-Farr and Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ team discover Stela 51 and Burial 110: a royal tomb at El Perú-Waka’ site in Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala
Olivia C. Navarro-Farr, associate professor of archaeology and anthropology at The College of Wooster and co-director of the Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ (PAW) team from […]
Wooster Science Café resumes for spring season Feb. 1
A new season of the Wooster Science Café kicks off Feb. 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by The College of Wooster and The […]
Wooster Archaeology Student Colloquium presents Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 23
The College of Wooster’s Archaeology Student Colloquium will host Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 23 on the Scot Center Promenade. The event, in celebration […]
Archaeologist Jade Robison ’16 protects the past so stories can be told for future generations
Jade Robison’s work as an archaeologist at the National Park Service’s Tonto National Monument in Arizona, with 100 active archaeological sites, is most definitely […]
Olivia Navarro-Farr’s Scholarship Featured in First Issue of Feminist Anthropology
Wooster professor examines royal Maya women’s political power and influence
Archaeology Lecture to Feature LuAnn Wandsnider
LuAnn Wandsnider, professor of anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present “The Power of Heritage Narratives: Familial Resilience, Solomon Butcher, and the ‘Western […]
Archaeology Lecture Series with Metin Eren
Metin Eren, assistant professor of anthropology at Kent State University, will present “Experimental Archaeology: Reverse Engineering the Past” on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 […]
APEX Fellow Experiences Archaeology in Italy
Benton Thompson IV, am archaeology major at Wooster, spent six weeks at an archaeological field school in Italy this past summer, courtesy of APEX. […]
Archaeology Lecture Series
Griselda Pérez Robles, director of conservation for the Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ (PAW), Juan Carlos Pérez Calderon, director of PAW, and Olivia Navarro-Farr, director of […]
Archaeology Lecture Series
Anthony Tuck, associate professor of classics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will present “The Politics of Wine: Intoxication, Sexuality and Aristocratic Identity in […]
One Question Unearths a Lifetime of Discovery
Professor Olivia Navarro-Farr leads exploration of major Maya archaeological site