[MES Forum] Celebrating a Landmark Study in PLOS One

Fri Jul 11 11:53:39 EDT 2025

Thank you so much, Rebecca!

Best,

Joy

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Dr. Joy McCorriston, Professor
Director, Middle East Studies Center

Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow

Department of Anthropology
The Ohio State University
4034 Smith Laboratory
174 W. 18th Ave. Columbus, OH 43214

“Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments & Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar” https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803274539

“Landscape History of Hadramawt” https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3hm5b9p0

“World Prehistory and the Anthropocene” https://wwnorton.com/books/9780500843185

“Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East” https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/archaeology/ancient-near-east1/pilgrimage-and-household-ancient-near-east?format=HB&isbn=9780521768511

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Many congratulations Joy!

Rebecca

Rebecca H. Bias, Ph.D.

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Assistant Director

Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Director, CAAP Program

614-292-4137

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 Congratulations Joy! Your work is the kind that makes OSU known globally.

 Best,

 Anil

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Anil K. Pradhan, Professor, The Ohio State University

Dept. of Astronomy; Chemical Physics Program; Biophysics Graduate Program;

Director: Indo-US OSU-AMU Center for STEM Education and Research;

Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Teaching and Research Scholar;

4055 McPherson Laboratory, 140 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1173, U.S.A.

Tel: (614) 292-5850; Fax: (614) 292-2928.

Email: pradhan.1 at osu.edu OR pradhan at astronomy.ohio-state.edu

Homepage: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pradhan

TEXTBOOK: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy", Anil Pradhan and Sultana

Nahar (Cambridge University Press 2011):

http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pradhan/Book/book.html

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Heartiest congratulations, Joy! Your work has received so much well-deserved attention.

Best wishes for continued achievement,

Sultana

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APS Woman Physicist of the Month
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Subject: [MES Forum] Celebrating a Landmark Study in PLOS One

Dear MES Forum Colleagues,

I am pleased to share that our director, Professor Joy McCorriston, has led a study recently published in PLOS One<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371*2Fjournal.pone.0323544__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtP2Im3wH$>, which is already attracting widespread attention in both academic and public circles. The research explores how ancient pastoralists across arid regions of northern Africa, Asia, and Arabia constructed diverse stone monuments over 7,000 years. These monuments, varying in form and function, played a role in helping communities adapt to shifting climates.

Media Coverage & Summaries:
Below are selected articles and interviews that highlight the impact and reach of this landmark research:

  *   Interview with Joy McCorriston:
Türkiye Today — How ancient desert communities adapted to climate change: https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/how-ancient-desert-communities-adapted-to-climate-change-3202942<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/how-ancient-desert-communities-adapted-to-climate-change-3202942__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtE6_nnwg$>
  *   Research Highlights:
SciTechDaily: 7,000-Year-Old Stone Monuments Reveal Secrets of Ancient Survival and Social Bonds<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/scitechdaily.com/7000-year-old-stone-monuments-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-survival-and-social-bonds/__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtNpNrgEz$>
  *   Context & Broader Implications:
OSU News: A sweeping study of 7000 years of monuments in South Arabia<https://oia.osu.edu/news/2025/06/03/sweeping-study-7000-years-monuments-south-arabia>
AncientPages — Touchstones for Social Belonging: How Did Ancient Pastoralists in South Arabia Adapt to Climate Change: https://www.ancientpages.com/2025/06/02/touchstones-for-social-belonging-how-did-ancient-pastoralists-in-south-arabia-adapt-to-climate-change/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ancientpages.com/2025/06/02/touchstones-for-social-belonging-how-did-ancient-pastoralists-in-south-arabia-adapt-to-climate-change/__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtDOSoae3$>

Phys.org — Sweeping study of 7,000 years of monuments in South Arabia: https://phys.org/news/2025-05-years-monuments-south-arabia-pastoralists.html<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/phys.org/news/2025-05-years-monuments-south-arabia-pastoralists.html__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtB4k3qyE$>

  *   Team & Collaboration:
Scienmag: 7,000 Years of South Arabian Monuments Uncovered in Landmark Study<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/scienmag.com/7000-years-of-south-arabian-monuments-uncovered-in-landmark-study/__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtNs9R8pj$>
  *   Modern Relevance:
Forward Pathway: Ancient Wisdom Revealed: South Arabian 7,000-Year-Old Monuments Unveil Prehistoric Societies’ Resilience to Climate Change<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.forwardpathway.us/ancient-wisdom-revealed-south-arabian-7000-year-old-monuments-unveil-prehistoric-societies-resilience-to-climate-change-guiding-modern-climate-adaptation-strategies__;!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtMPVuCnl$>

  *   Original Research Article:
PLOS ONE: South Arabia’s prehistoric monument landscape shows social resilience to climate change<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371*2Fjournal.pone.0323544__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0LxiufxfxL1StyNCqLVf81837At-2LRu7P_6HX1eXBlQPoHOCcFoyp-wQbKyaD4I6RZOlP-ilKILMA30OsBc13IDtP2Im3wH$>

Congratulations, Joy!
This is a major achievement, and we are all tremendously proud of your work. Please join me in congratulating Joy and celebrating this significant milestone for our Center.

Best wishes,
Melinda

[The Ohio State University]

Melinda McClimans, PhD
Assistant Director

The Ohio State University
Office of International Affairs
Middle East Studies Center
145D Enarson Classroom Building
2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-6506 Office / 614-974-4331 Mobile
mcclimans.2 at osu.edu<mailto:mcclimans.2 at osu.edu> / mesc.osu.edu<https://mesc.osu.edu/>

Affiliated Researcher, Sustainability Institute

Pronouns: she/her

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