Huilo-Lanin Environmental Anthropology Project, an immersive experience
Over the course of six weeks, Chelsea Liebenthal ('27), Sophie Kavalali ('27), and Kristina Trojak ('26), worked with Professor Jacob Sauer in southern Chile and western Argentina at the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, broadly investigating risk management strategies related to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural disasters experienced by human populations both past and present. They took core samples for dendrochronology, water samples for paleoclimate reconstruction, and practiced archaeological survey techniques.
The group also worked with local Indigenous communities to learn about traditional and current uses of the landscape. They spent time alongside park rangers, tracking wildlife and learning day-to-day responsibilities of wildlife management.
This immersive experience was supported in part by the Provost's Faculty Immersion Grant.
