By Madeleine Levesque
November 4, 2024
Madeleine Levesque is a former NAU and current ASU undergraduate student studying anthropology and French. She is interested in medical anthropology and global health, hence her interest in the health and hygiene items found at Apex. She hopes to take a gap year and then head to medical school to become a physician after graduation. Despite the change in schools, she is excited to continue to research all of the awesome things found… Read more
A Halloween Blog: Meet the Jack-O-Canterns of Apex!
By Makenzie Long
October 3, 2024
Makenzie Long is an undergraduate student majoring in Anthropology here at NAU. This summer she spent three weeks in field school at Apex, Arizona under the guidance of Dr. Emily Dale. After graduation she intends to pursue a career in the field as a Historical Archaeologist. Her sketches of Jack-o-Canterns and intact shoes helped capture unique details of Apex’s artifacts.
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O Can-ada: The Geography of Apex’s Canned Meat
By Emily Dale
September 4, 2024
For more about Apex or the Apex, Arizona Archaeology Project information visit our website or email Dr. Emily Dale at emily.dale@nau.edu.
While records of a butcher and cook at Apex and myriad canning jars across the site indicate the camp’s residents had access to fresh meat, fruits, and vegetables, the tens of thousands of rusty cans reveal that much of their diet also came from tinned foods. Most of Apex’s meat cans are identified… Read more