Welcome to the Department of Anthropology
Welcome to the Department of Anthropology
Erin Socha, Tim Anglin and Yijing Zhou at the Archaeology Field School in the Bahamas
Seth Boda's recent trip to Japan through Undergraduate Summer Scholars
Becka Mock and Daniel McClurkin at the Undergraduate Research Forum
Brandi McConahay at the Archaeology Field School in the Bahamas
Alex Boyer and Sarah Loomis conduct Experimental Archaeology using 3D Replicas
Timeka Clifford studies Osteology in the Bioanthropology Lab
ATH 212 analyzes Maya Iconography
Anthropology students in the Egyptian Field Research Program relax in a desert oasis
Dr. Card and Amanda Friend use 3D Laser Scanning
Ali Mallett and Claire Meyer present at the Undergraduate Research Forum
Emily Crane reported for Egypt Daily News while studying abroad
Ryan Cook visits the Great Wall of China
Venecia Slotten analyzes archaeological samples in El Salvador
Anthropology students meet His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Andy Upton studies pictographs
Colleen Payne visits the Taj Mahal
Alex McFarland studies Silver Leaf Monkeys in Borneo
ATH Students step over the site of the former Berlin Wall while studying abroad
Anthropology students meet Wade Davis of National Geographic
Anthropology students meet the former President of Lithuania while studying abroad
Lee Hunt and Renate Seiwert visit the Giza Plateau in Egypt
Anthropology students visit Delhi, India and enjoy local body art
Maura Reilly makes her way through the thick landscape of Ecuador while studying abroad
Anthropology students in Luxembourg City during a summer workshop
Abby Sapadin traveled to Bali and studied musical practices
Anthropology Student Sarah Loomis (back row, second from left) earns the President's Distinguished Service Award
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"I could not have seen myself studying anything other than anthropology", Collier said. "Though economics is my other major, anthropology is definitely like my first love."
Reminding students that graduation was, from an anthropological perspective "a rite of passage" marking their transition from one phase of their lives to another, Professor Linda Marchant gave the keynote address at Miami's midterm commencement ceremony.
Dr. Jeb Card addressed an academic conference in El Salvador last week, where he described his recent discovery that a decorative Mayan flask contained a political message--one that requires historians to rethink some of their ideas about pre-contact El Salvador's place in the Mayan empire.
When we see Neanderthals in popular news reports, they are almost always portrayed negatively. These images and stereotypes stick with us and influence our opinions.