Anthropology

In the courtyard of UNM’s Maxwell Museum, a totem pole stood for many decades, weathered by seasons and avian inhabitants. Its beauty and physical condition faded by age, was one concern for university anthropologists—the other, was trying to understand...

Time, Newsweek, Health Magazine—and many other international media outlets from the United Kingdom to Australia—are all talking about the recent findings by a group of doctors and Anthropologists who have found why a South American population has the...

Louise Lamphere is being honored with the Bronislaw Malinowski Award, presented by the Society for Applied Anthropology, on Friday, March 3—followed by a lecture she is delivering from 7-9:30 p.m. in the La Fonda Hotel Ballroom in Santa Fe. The award...

UNM anthropology major Jamie Stevens was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Native American Undergraduate Scholarship in what is an international competition. “Thanks to this scholarship, the financial burden of...

Sift through ruins and explore ancient culture while learning about the indigenous history in New Mexico during an exciting two-day Chaco Canyon adventure.

Nearly two decades ago, researchers at The University of New Mexico took interest in a project that took them to the lush jungles of southwestern Uganda. Not far from the borders of the Congo, these desert-dwelling Anthropologists established...

Augustín Fuentes, professor and chairman of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame will present his lecture “How Humans & Apes are Different and Why it Matters” at The University of New Mexico on Thursday, Feb. 23—as the featured speaker of the...

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts a lecture titled “A Minority Report: Daughter Preference, Matriliny, and Ethnicity in Southwest China” presented by Siobhán M. Mattison. The Ancestors Lecture explores current research on...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology is offering an exclusive opportunity to students from around the world. Through a partnership with Chaco Canyon National Historic park, students can get hands-on experience excavating, researching...

The University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department at The University of New Mexico annually compiles a list of its top-10 research news stories during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's top-10 research news stories for 2016. The...