archaeology

Rooted in St. Louis: Professor Gayle Fritz illuminates the history of St. Louis human-plant relationships at Cahokia

How does one study plants that no longer exist? In short: burnt seeds. Paleoethnobotanists sift through ancient dirt at archaeological dig sites to find seeds preserved by partial burning. Once back at the lab, they spend much of their time studying minute differences in seed morphology.

| Staff Writer

Three Lives Of Michelangelo: Lectures by WU expert showcases lifetime of work

Professor William Wallace is an internationally renowned scholar on Michelangelo and his contemporaries, and after having written over 90 essays, chapters and articles and seven books on the subject, he does not plan on stopping anytime soon.

Lydia McKelvie | Contributing Writer

Lady K’abel rises: Tomb of Maya queen uncovered in Guatemala

Below the surface, Lady K’abel waited. The Guatemalan army moved in on the plaza of El Perú Waka, a small city in the northwestern Petén region of Guatemala armed against potential intruders. As days and nights passed, she began to emerge from the underbelly of one of the largest city temples in the Petén.

| Senior Scene Editor

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