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
Recent Posts
Anthropology @ Miami University shared a link.
Follow us on:
Archaeologist Ann Brower Stahl, Miami class of 1976, gave an engaging public lecture on "The Archaeology of Global Encounters in Rural West Africa." Dr. Stahl spoke about her efforts to develop "material histories" that help us to understand the role of global connections in shaping the social and political economic worlds of colonizers and colonized alike in Ghana and West Africa more generally.
Three Students Receive Rebecca Jean Andrew Awards. Nicole Schapker, Emma Brzezinski and Caitlin Douglass were recognized at the 22nd annual Rebecca Jeanne Andrew Memorial Award ceremony held April 14. Each received an award of $1,433 to support their primate research projects.
What can shamanism tell us about what it means to be human? That’s the central question of Dr. H Sidky’s new book, The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity: A Cognitive Anthropological Perspective.
Linda Marchant, professor of anthropology, was awarded Miami University's prestigious
Dr. Cameron Hay-Rollins was the keynote speaker for the William T. Grant Foundation, which supports high-quality research focused on reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
