Focusing on the Lake Titicaca Basin in the Andes mountains, a team of anthropologists led by UC Davis anthropology graduate student Luis Flores-Blanco, found through analysis of 1,179 projectile points that the rise of archery technology dates to around 5,000 years ago.
The Dean's Graduate Summer Support Awards program provides financial support for graduate students to pursue summer research. The awards reaffirm the College’s commitment to graduate student scholarship and research, and ensure that students facing financial hardship may continue to excel academically.
Read about how three graduate students advanced their research thanks to the Dean's Graduate Summer Support Awards.