CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 29 (TNSjou) -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * Expert Faculty, Real Research: Discover History & Anthropology at SEMO From prehistoric burial sites and Holocaust archives to NBA legends and maritime disasters, SEMO's Department of History and Anthropology is home to faculty whose work is published by leading academic journals and presses and their students benefit directly from their deep knowledge and passion. "Whether you' more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice alum honored with international award for groundbreaking archaeology research * Glass beads from Ile-Ife, central to Babalola's research on West Africa's independent glassmaking tradition. Rice University alumnus Abidemi Babatunde Babalola '11 '15 has been named a recipient of the 2025 Dan David Prize, one of the world's largest history awards that honors early to midcareer scholars whose work pushes t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 29 (TNSjou) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Study Reveals a Maya Town's Defiant Stand in Early Colonial Era By Michael Parker In the rolling countryside of the northern Yucatan, a team of researchers has brought to light the story of Hunacti -- a short-lived 16th-century mission town whose stone streets and Spanish-style church mask a deeper narrative of relentless persecution, resilience and a quiet adherence to Maya religious traditions. more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 28 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Visions of Power in Mesoamerica * On August 19-20, the Santa Fe Institute hosted Collaborative : Teotihuacan and the Lowland Maya, a working group that brought together archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and astronomers. Participants explored how two great cultural centers of Mesoamerica -- Teotihuacan in central Mexico, and the lowland Maya, spanning parts of sou more PR