Faces of IFR: Emily Lindsey
As part of our Faces of IFR series, we are delighted to highlight Emily Lindsey, Associate Curator and Excavation Site Director at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, and member of IFR’s Academic Board. [...]
Salima Ikram featured in Netflix’s hit docuseries ‘Alexander: The Making of a God’
The recently released Netflix docuseries "Alexander: The Making of a God" has captivated audiences worldwide, soaring to second in the Netflix top ten ranking since its January 2024 release. Featured prominently in this project is [...]
Jason De León on hanging out, taking risks, and his new book ‘Soliders and Kings’
Anthropologist and IFR board member Jason De León's latest book, Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling, hit the shelves March 19, marking the culmination of years of meticulous fieldwork spent [...]
Building a Preservation Community through Archaeology: An IFR Site Becomes a National Park
Dr. Bonnie J. Clark, April 2022 Last summer I was onsite at Amache, the Japanese American incarceration site located in Southeastern Colorado. It is one of the 10 primary locations where whole families were [...]
The Washington Post: Genetic researchers work to overcome suspicion among indigenous groups
In 2003, the Havasupai Indians of Arizona issued a banishment order against Arizona State University, forbidding researchers from setting foot on their reservation in response to prior unauthorized DNA research done on tribal members’ blood samples. In [...]
National Geographic: Exploring Ciudad Perdida | Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Ciudad Perdida or "The Lost City" is high up in Colombia’s most isolated mountain range, the Sierra Nevada. Archaeologists have spent decades exploring this dense jungle to find out about the people [...]