Members of the UMass Anthropology Department’s six-week summer Bioarcheology and Forensic Anthropology Field School course work through a test pit while learning how to excavate human skeletal remains (plastic) using proper archeological techniques Wednesday at the taphonomy lab on the UMass campus. STAFF PHOTOS/DAN LITTLE More > Unearthing Clues: UMass class teaches students the science of buried bones
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 UMass Department of Anthropology has to offer.
The National Science Foundation announced that a new Science and Technology Center (STC) has been awarded to UMass Amherst, with Provost Professor Sonya Atalay, Department of Anthropology, serving as the Principle Investigator. More > Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science
We are happy to share our annual alumni newsletter for the Department of Anthropology. Read exciting news about faculty, students and staff. More > Alumni Newsletter
Fall 2023 Department Colloquium Series and Events Beginning September 22 Kirsten Helmer and Maxine Oland "Teaching Across Cultural Strengths" More >
