Department of Anthropology | Washington University in St. Louis

Assistant Professor EA Quinn and Professor Geoff Childs in Nepal with research team. Photo by Geoff Childs

Profile revealing an ancient irrigation canal, Anshang Site, Neihuang County, Henan Province, China. Photo by Zhen Qin

Sifting through soil from an excavation unit late in the evening on Mmadipodi Hill, Central Botswana. Photo by Mica Jones

Chimpanzees at St. Louis Zoo. Photo by Kylen Gartland while completing research

Fruit salesman in Taitung, Taiwan selling produce roadside. Photo by Alexander Lu

July 10, 2017

Cahokia and Ancient Agriculture

Recent PhD and paleobotanist Natalie Mueller shares insights into the ancient city

The Cahokia Mounds site contains the remains of the largest prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico. It is the largest and most complex pre-Columbian archaeological site in the entire United States.

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Aug 28	First day of classes, Fall 2017
Sep 26	Fall Colloquium: Tiffiny Tung, Vanderbilt University Violence, Food Insecurity, & Body Desecration: A Bioarchaeological & Isotopic Study of Climate Change & Imperial Collapse in the Peruvian Andes McMillan G052 @ 4:00 pm
Oct 10	Fall Colloquium: James Rilling, Emory University The Biology of Paternal Behavior McMillan G052 @ 4:00 pm