Kathryn Ranhorn
Kathryn Ranhorn’s interests include the origins of modern human behavior and the dispersal of early modern humans out of Africa. As an archaeologist, her area of focus is East Africa during the Middle Stone Age. She is also interested in examining the genetic variation of modern genomes to reconstruct migratory events over the past 200,000 years.
| Year Entered Program: | 2011 |
| Email: | ranhorn@gwu.edu |
| Advisor: | Alison S. Brooks |
| Education | B.A., summa cum laude, Anthropology, minor in African Studies, University of Florida, 2010 |
| Publications | Go to Publications Page |
| Grants/Awards | 2012 Cosmos Club Young Scholar Award 2012 Young Explorers Washington Group Exploration and Field Research Grant 2012 CAI Rogers Excavation and Survey Scholarship 2012 Lewis N. Cotlow Field Research Fund |
| Research Experience (selected) | 2011 Olorgesailie Middle Stone Age Project, Dr. Rick Potts, Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Program, National Museums of Kenya 2011 Olduvai Gorge Field Season, Dr. Fidelis Masao 2008 Olduvai Gorge Field School, Dr. Fidelis Masao, University of Dar es Salaam |
| CASHP Blog Entries | Pounding Tools and Particle Colliders Interdisplinary Adventures in Tanzania Igniting Curiosity |
Posted in Students, November 7th, 2011
