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Georgia Southern UniversityDigital Commons@Georgia SouthernBehavioral and Social Sciences News Blog Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of - CollegePublications2-14-2018College of Behavioral and Social Sciences NewsGeorgia Southern UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cbss-news-onlinePart of the Social and Behavioral Sciences CommonsThis article is brought to you for free and open access by the Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of - College Publications at DigitalCommons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Behavioral and Social Sciences News Blog by an authorized administrator ofDigital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu.Recommended CitationGeorgia Southern University, "College of Behavioral and Social Sciences News" (2018). Behavioral and Social Sciences News Blog. 3.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cbss-news-online/3Share:Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosts AnthropologyWeekFebruary 14, 2018The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is hosting aseries of events for Anthropology Week Feb. 12-15 in the Carroll Building on the Statesboro Campus.Inspired by the American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology Day, Georgia Southern’s Department ofSociology and Anthropology expanded its programming to include a celebration in honor of Charles Darwin’sbirthday on Feb. 12, an anthropological twist on Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 and a day-long celebration ofanthropology on Thursday, Feb. 15.Highlights of the week’s events include:Feb. 14-15: Have a happy Valentine’s Day, with an anthropological twist. To raise funds for theirorganization, students in the Lambda Alpha Honors Society will be selling handmade chocolates and bakedgoods in the shape of hearts, brains, finches and turtles. Goods will be sold in the Carroll Building atriumfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Feb. 14: Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ryan McNutt, Ph.D., will present “Conflicted Pasts: AnIntroduction to Conflict Archaeology” during a Brown Bag Lecture at 1 p.m. in Carroll 2255.Feb. 15: Archaeologist Hannah Morris, one of the key team members and “underground astronauts” on thefamous Rising Star Expedition, will offer a free public lecture describing her firsthand account of helping torecover the remains of a new species, Homo naledi, at 3:30 p.m. in Carroll 2227.Feb. 15: Enjoy a free showing of “Dawn of Humanity,” a film featuring world-renowned paleoanthropologistand University alumnus Lee Berger at 6 p.m. in Carroll 2227. Georgia Southern social sciences graduatestudent Mpume Hlophe, who was part of the Rising Star Expedition, will be on hand to answer questionsabout the film. Refreshments will be available, and attendance verification will be available upon request.The film is open to the public.Throughout the week, anyone can take a photo in the Darwin Photo Booth or at the special “selfie station,”located in the Carroll Building atrium.“We see this as an opportunity for students to share in the exciting and diverse things that the Department ofSociology and Anthropology is doing,” said Jennifer Sweeney Tookes, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology.Anthropology Day, celebrated on Feb. 16, is a day for anthropologists around the world to share their excitementabout their discipline with the public around them.Posted in General Announcements

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