2024 News

IUP Contributes to Recovery, Identification of Serviceman Missing After WWII Aircraft Crash in Germany

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently announced the identification of a previously unaccounted-for service member from a site where IUP was one of the contributing archaeological teams. IUP Anthropology faculty and students conducted forensic archaeological excavation of WWII aircraft crash sites in Germany through a cooperative agreement with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the Henry M Jackson Foundation.

• 11 December 2024

Allard Awarded Research Grant for Foreign Scholars, Gives Invited Lecture

Francis Allard has been awarded a Research Grant for Foreign Scholars by the Center for Chinese Studies in Taiwan.

• 15 November 2024

Day of Service with IUP Anthropology

Twelve IUP archeologists participated in service events at Historic Hanna’s Town in Westmoreland County and at the historic Lebanon Cemetery in York, PA, on Saturday, October 26.

• 28 October 2024

"Untold Stories of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests" Launched

"Untold Stories of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests" launched with a new website and presentations at the Pennsylvania Historical Association annual meeting.

• 23 October 2024

Poole Discusses New Book at Emerging Scholars and Scholarship on Eritrea Event

Amanda Poole, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, joined colleagues around the world for a virtual panel discussion on October 16 focused on her cowritten ethnography, "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence."

• 22 October 2024

Anthropology Research Article on Skeletal Commingling Featured by American Academy of Forensic Sciences

IUP Anthropology faculty recently published research about the resolution of skeletal commingling in an invited issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

• 11 October 2024

Anthropologists Give Public Lectures on Research

Francis Allard and Ben Ford, both anthropologists in the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, recently presented their research as public lectures.

• 08 October 2024

Applied Archaeology Students Attend Metal Detecting Course

Applied Archaeology MA program students traveled to Fort Ticonderoga, NY, to take part in an Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archaeologist training. The students joined archaeologists from across the region to learn how to systematically metal detect an area to identify sites and how to record the findings.

• 08 October 2024

Archaeology Student Publishes on New Alexandria

Luke Nicosia M'24 published his thesis research in Westmoreland History. The research focused on an archaeological investigation of New Alexandria, PA, to understand how the damming of the Loyalhanna River affected the town.

• 03 October 2024

Community Archaeology Day

Community Archaeology Day will be held on Saturday, October 12, 1:00–3:00 p.m. on the ground floor of McElhaney Hall. Hosted by the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, the event will include spear throwing, flint knapping, interactive games, plus a children's activity room. Free admission. All ages welcome!

• 30 September 2024

Anthropology Faculty Attend National POW/MIA Recognition Day in Washington, DC

Anthropology faculty members William Chadwick and Andrea Palmiotto from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, were honored to be invited by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to the National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on September 20, 2024.

• 24 September 2024

AGES Continues Project to Bring Undergrads on Seagoing Journeys

Jonathan Lewis, professor of Geosciences, was granted a National Science Foundation award for a third STEM Student Experiences Aboard Ships (STEMSEAS) project.

• Jon Lewis, Geosciences
• 05 August 2024

Lewis Publishes Findings on Taiwan Metamorphic Rock Research

Jonathan Lewis and colleagues have published findings on Taiwan metamorphic rock research in the journal "Progress in Earth and Planetary Science."

• Jonathan Lewis
• 02 August 2024

Anthropologist Adams' Fireside Chat for Pride Month

On June 10, Abigail Adams participated in a "Fireside Chat" to commemorate Pride Month for Anthology, a multinational company that encompasses Blackboard, Campus Management, Campus Labs, and iModules.

• 27 June 2024

Applied Archaeology Student Wins National Geoarchaeology Award

• 30 April 2024

PASSHE Undergraduate Anthropology Conference Rebooted

In mid April students and faculty from IUP and Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg gathered in Carlisle for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Undergraduate Anthropology Conference.

• 26 April 2024

Palmiotto Awarded Wenner-Gren Grant to Explore Communal Learning through Ancient Bone Tools

Andrea Palmiotto was recently awarded a post-PhD research grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to explore social prescriptions and communal learning in the production of ancient bone tools on the South Carolina coast between 3,000 and 6,000 years ago. 

• 24 April 2024

Twelve Anthropology Students Present Wide Range of Papers, Posters at IUP Scholars Forum

Twelve anthropology students presented a wide range of papers and posters at the IUP Scholars Forum on April 10. Topics ranged from AI to shipwrecks and from equality to animal bones. The faculty, staff, and alumni judges recognized six anthropology students with awards.

• 22 April 2024

Applied Archaeology MA Students Present Research, Win Awards at SPA Annual Meeting

Three Applied Archaeology MA students presented research and won awards at the ninety-third annual meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, held in Carlisle, PA, April 12–14, 2024. They were joined by alumni and faculty in representing IUP Anthropology.

• 22 April 2024

New Book by Poole Explores Realities of Refugees in Horn of Africa

Indiana University Press has just released "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence," co-written by Amanda Poole, professor of Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Jennifer Riggan, professor of International Studies at Arcadia University.

• 20 February 2024

Anthropology’s Ford Presents at International Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference

Professor Ben Ford recently traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference organized by the Saudi Arabia Heritage Commission.

• 25 January 2024