News
Updates from the HEVA Lab — fieldwork, publications, awards, and community outreach.
2022
Historical Archaeology Project Commences in Newport, Rhode Island
June, 2022Dr. Alex Uhl commenced excavations as Field Director at the Newport Historic Spring in Newport, Rhode Island. Dr. Uhl will be joined by Applied Anthropology graduate student Marcus Rodriguez, Field Research Assistant.
Congratulations, Leah!
May, 2022Leah Blair will be graduating on Saturday, May 7th, with a dual Bachelor of Science in Anthropology (Honors) and Bachelor of Science in Biology, as well as recognition from the Lewis Honors College. Congratulations, Leah!
Blair and Athie Teruel participate in 2022 Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars
April, 2022Athie Teruel will present on “Development of an image registration and blending process to produce cohesive images of the Herculaneum scroll 118” in Room 330B at 16:44. April 26, 2022·Conference & Talks
‘Research Made Possible’ Podcast: $14 Million NSF Grant for UK EduceLab
April, 2022UK’s “Research Made Possible” podcast features EduceLab and the $14 million NSF grant powering heritage science in Kentucky.
UK Research Names 4 Postdoctoral Fellows
March, 2022LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 16, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has named four fellows to the Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellowship and the University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Introducing EduceLab, UK's Next-Generation Heritage Science Lab
January, 2022By Lindsey Piercy
2021
New Anthropology Hire Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Human Origins – One Tooth at a Time
November, 2021By Richard LeComte November 23, 2021·News Hugo Reyes-Centeno has sunk his teeth into a fascinating, multidisciplinary approach to the study of human evolution at the University of Kentucky. That approach involves (yes) teeth.
UK Awarded $14 Million NSF Grant to Launch World-Class Cultural Heritage Lab
November, 2021By Lindsey Piercy, Alicia Gregory, and Ben Corwin It’s the signature on a bourbon barrel — it's the ancient footprints in Mammoth Cave. Heritage science is all around us and has deep roots in the Commonwealth. Kentucky’s story begins in prehistoric times, when mammoths...
