College of Arts & Sciences

People die. All the time. From many causes, including old age, disease, accidents, murder. But researchers can learn from these deaths. Heather Edgar, forensic anthropologist at The University of New Mexico Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) and...

Picture this, you’re hungry, you have a family to feed, and your taste buds can only be satiated by the familiar flavor of large mammal meat. But, what if those large animals were difficult to find, would you settle for something smaller, less tasty—more...

As a part of their Fall 2018 Colloquium Series, UNM’s Department of Anthropology will host a lecture on the value of species and the evolution of conservation ethics on Dec. 6 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in the Hibben Center room 105 on UNM’s main campus. In...

College Factual released its 2019 national and state rankings for Best Anthropology Programs for Veterans and The University of New Mexico was at the top of the list. UNM’s Anthropology program is ranked 17 out of 260 for Veteran friendliness of all...

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents the 10thAnnual Navajo Rug Auction on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Prairie Star Restaurant in Bernalillo. Viewing will begin at 11 a.m. The event is free and open to all. More...

The first high quality ancient DNA data from Central and South America—49 individuals some as old as 11,000 years—has revealed a major and previously unknown exchanges between populations. Unprecedented details about the ancestry of the people of...

Carla M. Sinopoli, an archaeologist specializing in South Asia, has joined The University New Mexico as director of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and professor of Anthropology.  Sinopoli’s survey and excavation projects in southern India examine...

The University of New Mexico celebrated another construction milestone when officials hoisted a ceremonial beam to commemorate the completion of structural framing of the new Physics, Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) building. Presented by...

Les Field, Ph.D., professor and chair in the The University of New Mexico's Department of Anthropology, has been awarded an EAGER (Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research) from the National Science Foundation, to begin a project entitled...

Professor Karen Kramer is presenting the XLVII Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture, “How there got to be so many of us: The evolutionary story of population growth and a human life history of cooperation,’’ on...