Laura Mentore (lmentore)

Professor

James Farmer Hall Room 235
lmentore@umw.edu
540-654-1499

Academic Degrees

B.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Cambridge

Laura Mentore in the News

Mary Washington Students Dig Archaeological Research in Greece

With trowel and brush in hand, University of Mary Washington senior Cynthia-Rose Seeds carefully cleared soil from a cremation urn she’d just uncovered at Corinth’s ancient port of Lechaion in Greece. It was one of many discoveries during a summer of fieldwork that gave the classical archaeology major firsthand experience Read more…

Anthropology Study Abroad Trip Gives UMW Senior a Taste of Europe

The sounds of a Greek celebration – laughter, clinking glasses, the beat of folk music – mingle with the salty Mediterranean air. A vibrant Danish landscape opens up under clear blue skies. For Ariana Adamek, a senior at the University of Mary Washington, these picturesque moments are more than postcard memories, Read more…

UMW Professor featured on With Good Reason

UMW Professor Laura Mentore will be featured on the With Good Reason public radio program in an encore presentation that airs Aug. 19-25. In the show, “It’s a Jungle Out There,” Mentore discusses her research with the Waiwai, an indigenous people of Guyana, and how she discovered the path of a special Read more…

UMW Anthropology Professor Featured on With Good Reason

University of Mary Washington Assistant Professor of Anthropology Laura Mentore will be featured on the With Good Reason public radio program that airs beginning Saturday, August 15. In the show, “It’s a Jungle Out There,” Mentore discusses her research with the Waiwai, an indigenous people of Guyana, and how she discovered the Read more…

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