Suzanne Pilaar Birch
@suziebirch.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Anthropology and Geography at UGA. Co-founder of TrowelBlazers and Open Quaternary. Climate change, environmental adaptation, & archaeological science.
So sad to hear of Jane Goodall's passing. I was fortunate to meet her over 14 years ago when she visited Cambridge. Her legacy in conservation, anthropology, animal rights, and science in general will live on! Hoot hoot!
October 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So sad to hear of Jane Goodall's passing. I was fortunate to meet her over 14 years ago when she visited Cambridge. Her legacy in conservation, anthropology, animal rights, and science in general will live on! Hoot hoot!
Better late than never: my photo of Mount #Etna yesterday morning early on in the eruption, on the train from Catania to Syracuse. One of the perks (?) of fieldwork in Sicily!
June 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Better late than never: my photo of Mount #Etna yesterday morning early on in the eruption, on the train from Catania to Syracuse. One of the perks (?) of fieldwork in Sicily!
We also include reconstructions (by artist Gary James) of what the sites of Politiko-Troullia (Cyprus) and Abu-en-Niaj (Jordan) would have looked like!
April 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We also include reconstructions (by artist Gary James) of what the sites of Politiko-Troullia (Cyprus) and Abu-en-Niaj (Jordan) would have looked like!
Help, I seem to have adopted a dire wolf from my local humane society last year! It has a gene for white coat color and everything!
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Help, I seem to have adopted a dire wolf from my local humane society last year! It has a gene for white coat color and everything!
@restingdinoface.bsky.social not sure if you've seen this, but it just came up on my FB feed
March 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
@restingdinoface.bsky.social not sure if you've seen this, but it just came up on my FB feed
Got this in the mail today. Now I know my ballot was received AND I get a sticker 🙂
October 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Got this in the mail today. Now I know my ballot was received AND I get a sticker 🙂
Congratulations to my PhD student Solmaz for winning our annual Dept of Anthropology photo competition! A shepherd and his dog.
October 16, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Congratulations to my PhD student Solmaz for winning our annual Dept of Anthropology photo competition! A shepherd and his dog.
A necessary pupdate: we've had Indy the Aussie (left) for about 18 months, but Scully joined the fam just two weeks ago!
July 30, 2024 at 1:51 AM
A necessary pupdate: we've had Indy the Aussie (left) for about 18 months, but Scully joined the fam just two weeks ago!
The first day of ICAZ was a success! We had an excellent full-day session with a variety of impressive and exciting papers. Thanks to all who came!
August 9, 2023 at 8:33 PM
The first day of ICAZ was a success! We had an excellent full-day session with a variety of impressive and exciting papers. Thanks to all who came!
Cairns bound for #icaz2023. Essential reading activated: Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu, a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians.
August 6, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Cairns bound for #icaz2023. Essential reading activated: Bruce Pascoe's Dark Emu, a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians.