This summer MA student Sam Neunzig and Dr. John Blong surveyed high-elevation snow and ice patches in Kenai Fjords & Lake Clark National Parks in Alaska. Their work explores ancient high-elevation hunting practices preserved in melting ice and how climate change is transforming cultural sites.

WSU Anthropology is growing! We seek a tenure-track Assistant Professor in cultural anthropology specializing in health, well-being, and/or human-environment interactions, to start next fall in Pullman. Apply by Nov 2, 2025: wsu.edu/jobs (search R-14034).

At this year's Society for American Archaeology conference, graduate students Jordan Thompson and Madeline Jennings were presented the geoarchaeology fellowship and the Indigenous graduate student scholarship. Congratulations! Award links: tinyurl.com/nhck2d2t & tinyurl.com/4as2276b #SAA2025

Earlier this year Dr. John Blong was featured on Ask Dr. Universe, a WSU-based science podcast for kids! Dr. Blong discusses his work as an archaeologist who studies, among other things, fossilized 💩 ! Listen here: buff.ly/8mLt6Xt, on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. #archaeology #podcast #askdruniverse

Applications are now open for our summer course, Intro to Great Basin Archaeology Collections and Lab Methods! Directed by Dr. Katelyn McDonough, students will prepare materials from Connley Caves, Oregon, for curation & learn about the legal and ethical frameworks that guide this work.