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Apex Flotation Sample Analysis

Posted by ed478 on April 9, 2025

By Allyana Marshall

April 10, 2025

Allyana (Ally) Marshall is an anthropology major and geology minor at NAU. She currently works in the environment archaeology lab with Dr. Davis and has been working on multiple different samples ranging from Tempe to the Grand Canyon. After graduation, she hopes to work for the National Park Service or the Forest Service through… Read more

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Lithic Look-Alikes: A Glimpse into the Souvenir Trade in Northern Arizona

Posted by ed478 on March 5, 2025

By Caroline Boerger

March 5, 2025

Caroline Boerger earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Appalachian State University and is currently completing a Master’s degree in anthropology with a focus in archaeology at Northern Arizona University. Between the two degrees, Caroline worked for the National Park Service (NPS) and as a field school instructor, and is currently an archaeologist with the NPS.

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The Rise of Flashlights in Apex, Arizona: A Technological Shift from Lanterns

Posted by ed478 on February 5, 2025

By Alex Mason

February 7, 2025

Alex Mason earned his bachelors degree in anthropology from NAU in 2022 and participated in the Apex field school the following summer. Alex now works in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in Tennessee.

For more about Apex or the Apex, Arizona Archaeology Project, visit our website or email Dr. Emily… Read more

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Local Brews: Beer, Brewing, and Prohibition at Apex

Posted by ed478 on January 15, 2025

By Rachael O’Hara

January 15, 2025

Rachael O’Hara is a current anthropology Master’s student at NAU, and graduated with her Bachelor’s in anthropology from the university in 2020. She is a historical archaeologist specializing in consumption, capitalism, and their interactions with identity throughout the 20th century. She was the Graduate Assistant for the Apex Field School through the 2024 season and is excited to go back to Apex in 2025.

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Faces of the Past: Exploring Beauty at an Historic Logging Camp

Posted by ed478 on November 27, 2024

By Sarah O’Donnell

December 2, 2024

Sarah O’Donnell recently graduated from ASU with her degree in Anthropology, and attended field school in Apex, Arizona this past summer. She presented at the Pecos Conference in August on the topic of catch and release archaeology at Apex, Arizona. She is currently working on a Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems at ASU and continues her work on the La Quemada Malpaso Valley Archaeology Project, which consists of digitizing excavation records… Read more

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Sweat, Stink, and Self-Care: Health and Hygiene at Apex

Posted by ed478 on November 4, 2024

By Madeleine Levesque

November 4, 2024

Madeleine Levesque is a former NAU and current ASU undergraduate student studying anthropology and French. She is interested in medical anthropology and global health, hence her interest in the health and hygiene items found at Apex. She hopes to take a gap year and then head to medical school to become a physician after graduation. Despite the change in schools, she is excited to continue to research all of the awesome things found… Read more

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