College of Arts & Sciences

University of California Riverside Professor of Anthropology Wendy Ashmore will speak on “What were Maya landscapes really like?” on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the University of New Mexico Anthropology Lecture Hall (Room 163.)

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts the Ancestors Lecture with senior archaeologist for the Yukon Government, P. Gregory Hare on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hibben Center. This event is free and open to all. ...

In the wide open spaces of southeastern Arizona you can see for miles under endless blue skies. But a team of archeology students from the University of New Mexico is looking for the story beneath their feet at the Chiricahua and Ft. Bowie National Monuments, and the Coronado National Memorial. All three are owned and

Lin Lecheng, one of the world’s leading fiber artists, presents a visual review of his work Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Hibben Center. Lecheng is a professor at Tsinghua University ...

From the tragedy of ancient glaciers disappearing, a new insight into the ancient is gained. Drastic annual temperature increases are contributing to benchmark discoveries of artifacts that have been sheltered in ice for thousands of years. One can vie

Charles Menzies, a member of the Gitxaala Nation of British Columbia, will speak on “Oil, Energy & Anthropological Collaboration on the North West Coast of Canada” for the Journal of Anthropological Research lecture on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in

The Musicology Colloquium series kicks off Thursday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. in Zimmerman Library, Waters Room on the UNM campus. The opening program features David Samuels, delivering "The Oldest Songs They Remember: Frances Densmore, Mountain Chief, and ...

A study published in the journal “Nature,” examines how chimpanzees kill in the wild. The study, titled “Lethal aggression in Pan is better explained by adaptive strategies than human impacts,” features collaborative research that concludes lethal aggr

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series presents “Corn, Calories, Labor, Risks and Outcomes” Thursday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. in Hibben Hall, room 105, with anthropologist, David E. Stuart. Stuart discusses the impressive ...

In a world where news travels instantly and interpreted on the fly, it’s hard to grasp the slow and careful work of archeologists. Lawrence Straus, UNM Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology,...