Sarah Parcak says debunking myths can be crucial to educating students about archaeology.
The ancient Maya have been busted. So have King Tut and the entire population of Atlantis. For that you can thank students in a UAB “Mythbusters” honors seminar led by archaeologist Sarah Parcak, Ph.D. Last fall, they went hunting for the facts behind popular archaeological myths, debunking everything from cursed Egyptian tombs to cities lost beneath the sea.
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UAB Students Join Search for Slave Quarter Remains |
Thirteen University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) anthropology students are participating in an excavation at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park this month as part of a course on the history, archaeology and culture of slavery.
The students are enrolled in the course The Anthropology of Slavery, which examines the practice of slavery from historical, archaeological and cross-cultural perspectives and looks at how slavery has been practiced world |
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Dr. Bruce Wheatley maintains an extensive bone laboratory in Heritage Hall and teaches a course entitled Forensic Anthropology.
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