Department of Anthropology at the University of Akron

02/09/2026

As part of the RPA Certified Field School Showcase, the University of Akron and Summit Metro Parks are offering the Community Archaeology Summer Program (CASP), running May 19–July 11, 2025. This six‑week program provides students with hands‑on training in fundamental archaeological field methods and cultural resource management.
CASP takes place on active sites within Summit Metro Parks, giving participants direct experience working on real archaeological projects in a public‑lands setting. Students gain practical skills while contributing to ongoing research and stewardship efforts across the park system.
A strong opportunity for emerging archaeologists to develop field techniques, understand CRM practices, and engage in community‑focused archaeology.

Find out more at: https://blogs.uakron.edu/cap/about/

02/09/2026

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01/17/2026

We are looking for current email addresses of ANY student who graduated UA with Anthropology major, minor or received the field certificate in archaeology. We understand that past student email accounts were scrapped by UA due to budgetary issues. Please PM this page or any current faculty whom you know or are still in contact. We are planning an APRIL event and need to get in touch!

11/09/2025

Congrats Zoe! One of our Anthropology graduates!

11/06/2025

Look what has been seen at local bookstores! Congrats!

10/17/2025

Come see what our students did over the summer!

08/19/2025

Our own faculty primarily are responsible for this. Congrats to Tim Matney and Carolyn Behrman for their work over the last few (lol) years.

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For more than a century, something the authors call “a whispering history” lay just beneath the surface of a public space filled with activity and ignorance. More recently, as the mystery of Schneider Park’s abandoned graves has entered the public lore, its questions have multiplied. This ground contains the remains of those least able to answer those questions—the infirm, the impoverished, the immigrants. And therefore this book provides a vital community service, dignifying lost souls and allowing us a better understanding of who they were and, by extension, who we are. If a society is measured by how it regards its most vulnerable members, What Remains contributes importantly not just to Akron’s historical record, but its humanity.

—David Giffels, author of Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America and The Hard Way on Purpose

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