The Department of Anthropology is proud to present the 2023 Senior Capstones.

The presentations are given on May 9th and 11th in Karen Hille Phillips Center, Room 201 – Ness Family Lobby.

Click on each student name to see their presentation title.

May 9, 2023

12:00-12:15 - Carole Ramos

Evidence of Forager-Collector Systems in Obsidian Lithic Provenance Studies in Northwestern Washington

12:15-12:30 - Grace Atkins

Finding Clues in the Soil: Extracting Ancient DNA from Cooper's Ferry, Idaho
12:30-12:35 - Break

12:35-12:50 - Craig Irwin

Piercing the Heart of the Questions: The Battlefield Effectiveness of Mongol Bows Against Armor

12:50-1:05 - Madeleine Murphy

QAnon: The Role of the Internet, Ideology, and Social Ties in Uniting the Political Fringes in Dangerous Conspiracy Theory
May 11, 2023

12:00-12:15 - Abigail Thompson

Cultural Replication and Polythetic Group Enculturation at Holden Village

12:15-12:30 - Hannah Harvey

The (Re)Negotiation of Gender Roles and Cultural Identity in a Greek-American Community

12:30-12:45 - Brooke Nelson

Go in Peace, Serve the Lord: Examining Racial Hierarchy in Christian Faith-Based Humanitarianism
12:45-12:50 - Break

12:50-1:05 - Kasey Gardner

Heritage Language Revitalization: Approaches to Teaching the Lushootseed Language to a New Generation of Speakers and the Impact of COVID-19 on Language Immersion Programs

1:05-1:20 - Josiah Johnson

Rumbling Lands: The Return of the Bison and its Effect on Lakota Culture