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.

“The Day of the Dead is, among other things, a day for honoring the dead,” said Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Giovanni Batz. He drew attention to photos of five environmental and indigenous rights activists in Guatemala who were assassinated and described their lives.

Can archaeology contribute to an understanding of contemporary food shortages and malnutrition?