Over spring break, the Department of Anthropology co-hosted top researchers and students from across the Pacific Northwest at the 71st Northwest Anthropological Conference. Mark Plew and Pei-Lin Yu served on the local organizing committee.
The conference was a success, with 430 participants. Highlights include:
![Pei-Lin Yu Headshot](https://www.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/files/2014/09/Thumbnail-Yu.jpg)
Yu organized a poster session, featuring “Undergraduate Research in the Northwest and Environs using the Binford Hunter-Gatherer Database.” Anthropology students Royce Johnson, Ollie Shannon and Jennifer Pennell presented research on land and resource use among traditional societies of the Pacific Northwest and northern California.
![A smiling portrait](https://www.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/files/2018/04/Kendall-House.png)
Kendall House, College of Innovation and Design, co-presented a panel and workshop on “Design Anthropology in the Pacific Northwest.” Boise State students Katherine Kappelman, Molly Bridle and Phil Merrell served as workshop leaders.
![Studio Portrait of Mark Plew](https://www.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/files/2015/01/Photo-Plew_Mark-200x300.jpg)
Plew and Boise State alumnus James Eschenbrenner co-presented the paper, “Bone as Fuel: Implications for Assessing Hunter-Gatherer Mobility.”
![Portrait of John Ziker](https://www.boisestate.edu/uploads/sites/164/files/2016/02/Ziker_John-333x500.jpg)
Plew also co-presented a poster, “Archaeological Excavations at the Swenson Site (10-EL-1417), Southwest Idaho,” with Boise State anthropology students Connor Neal, Weston Wardle and Keana Winninger.
John P. Ziker co-presented a poster, “Women’s Food Sharing in Siberia: Social Network Analyses by Frequencies of Transfers versus Values and Amounts Given,” with Karen S. Fulk.
Anthropology masters student Weston Wardle presented a poster, “Archaeological Expectations Based Upon Resident Fisheries in the Owyhee River.”
Doctoral candidate Karl Mertens, from anthropology/evolution ecology and behavior, presented a paper, “Patterns of mobility among the Evenki of Eastern Siberia.”