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Department of Anthropology

Department of Anthropology

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Department of Anthropology

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  • Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor - Krista Harper

  • Faculty member Ventura Pérez writes about white privilege and anthropology

  • Fulbright supports graduate research on social networks of youth in Ghana

  • Anthro researchers & teammates date human activity on Madagascar
    thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Welcome to Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of people and cultures of the past and present in their cultural, biological and material contexts. From human evolution to endangered languages, cultural diversity, to health disparities, Anthropology seeks answers to some of today's most complex questions. How are we alike? What makes us different? Where are we headed? Explore what the Department has to offer here.
 

Upcoming Events

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March 4: Drew Best at MHC
Title: Beating the heat: How sweating helped make us human
12:20pm Cleveland Rm, L2

March 9: Prospectus Presentation
Victoria Bochniak
2pm Machmer E24

March 11: Linda Coombs, Speaker
Anthro 370
3-4:30 Dickinson 212

 

Featured News


 Undergraduates!
Abstracts for the 5 College Undergraduate Anthropology Conference
are due March 11  Read More


Atalay, Archaeologies of the Heart


 

 

Seda Saluk, Ph.D. Candidate accepts Post-doc
Read More


Shot of a little boy visiting the doctorHow an Anthropology course prepares pre-med students for patient care
Read More

 

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Department of Anthropology | 217 Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way | Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003, USA
Phone: (413) 545-2221  Email: sbellor@anthro.umass.edu

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) is central to the university's academic heart, bridging the sciences and liberal arts and educating thousands of students each year in the areas of culture, society, and individual behavior.

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