College of Arts & Sciences

In April 2020, as everyone struggled to adjust to the unprecedented changes brought about by the COVID pandemic, the American Planning Association New Mexico Chapter (APA-NM) began to discuss ways to help as an organization...

The Maxwell Museum education department will offer virtual summer camp sessions so children ages 6 through 12 can learn about Anthropology and Archaeology. Virtual Summer Camps will be led by Maxwell Museum educators on Zoom. The museum remains...

Alumna Melanie Anderson created a new superhero in collaboration with Jonathan Dombrosky, a recent grad from the Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico. Catfish Cleo made her debut last month as an Archaeology Superhero...

The Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with a website page full of resources about history, racism, culture, and many other topics...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology will present a virtual convocation Saturday, May 15, at 1 pm. The ceremony will honor 76 graduates receiving their bachelor’s degrees and 33 graduates receiving their Master’s and Ph.D.s. The...

Around 19,000 years ago, a woman ̶ possibly a woman of some special status ̶ from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in El Mirón Cave in northern Spain. In 1996, archaeologists started exploring the cave, finding abundant evidence of prehistoric people.

Public Archaeology student Emily Hayes-Rich was standing at the base of a mountain in Santa Fe preparing for a hike recently when she found out she had been selected for a Fulbright Award to support her master's research Old Answers to New Questions:...

Jane Lancaster, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She joins other eminent anthropologists selected for the honor, including the late...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology on the campus of The University of New Mexico is holding a special Passport to People family day that will encourage people of all ages to make Eco Explorations in Pottery and celebrate spring with a day in the...

Every society has some degree of wealth inequality  ̶  over history, across continents, there always seem to be some people who have more than others. But the amount of inequality differs  ̶  in some civilizations, a few powerful people have nearly all...