Oct. 25, 2021 UArizona-Led Team Finds Nearly 500 Ancient Ceremonial Sites in Southern Mexico Using data from an airborne laser mapping technique called lidar, researchers identified 478 complexes in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz. The discovery changes researchers' understanding of the relationship between the Olmec civilization and the subsequent Maya civilization.
May 2, 2022 Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful volcanic eruptions in 4,000 years – Aniakchak II. In the process, they narrowed down potential dates for the infamous Thera eruption.
Nov. 19, 2021 Ruffing It: UArizona Researcher Talks Dogs With Actor Jeff Goldblum Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center, is lucky enough to have a career working with dogs. Recently, he had the opportunity to work with a popular actor as well.
April 9, 2020 Grieving Rituals Lost to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of countless time-honored rituals. Maribel Alvarez in the School of Anthropology says creating new rituals can help ease the pain.
Jan. 10, 2019 Solving the Ancient Mysteries of Easter Island New research suggests the locations of the iconic monuments on Rapa Nui can be explained by their proximity to the island’s limited freshwater sources.
June 14, 2018 New Research Unveils True Origin of Ancient Turquoise Scholars have argued that the Aztec and Mixtec civilizations acquired turquoise through import from the Southwest. However, analyses reveal the true geologic source as Mesoamerica.
March 5, 2018 Laser Technology Takes Maya Archaeologists to New Places A team of archaeologists, using LiDAR and led by UA professor Takeshi Inomata, is exploring the history and spread of settlement at the ancient Maya site of Ceibal in Guatemala.