MSUM Archaeology Lab Open House Saturday, December 6th 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MSUM King Hall 120 Open to the Public – All ages welcome Join us as we begin cleaning artifacts uncovered during November excavations at the Historic Comstock House in Moorhead. Archaeology students will be available to discuss past and ongoing work at the Comstock House, as well […]
Minnesota State University Moorhead Celebrates November American Indian Heritage Month TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 10:30 AM Opening Pipe Ceremony (Library Lobby) Laidman (JR) Fox, Jr., Spiritual Advisor from Spirit Lake Nation, will conduct a traditional pipe ceremony to welcome in American Indian Heritage Month on the MSUM campus.
Rinita Dalan, Anthropology and Earth Science, contributed an article on the “Magnetic Susceptibility of Soils and Sediments in Environmental Archaeology” to the 2014 Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. This comprehensive (11-volume) encyclopedia, edited by Claire Smith, and published by Springer Science+Business Media, New York, has an international and interdisciplinary focus and is available as both a print and online reference.
Paul Sando, Department of Anthropology and Earth Science, had yet another interview on Oil Fracking, shipping, and railroad safety. This interview was with KVMR-FM radio in Nevada City, CA. This is getting to be a habit.
Dr. Paul Sando, Anthropology and Earth Science, was interviewed for National Public Radio’s Midday program (WBUR Boston affiliate) regarding the USDOT’s newly released rules for railroads to disclose oil transport by rail through communities, and whether or not those trains have vulnerable design tank cars in their consist. The segment is set to air on Friday, May 9, 2014