Anthropology
February 08, 2025
The LVI Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Jada Benn Torres, a leading anthropologist from Vanderbilt University, The annual event will feature two engaging public talks examining the intersection of race, genetics,...
By Mary Beth King
February 07, 2025
Around 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, archaeologists started exploring the cave, finding abundant evidence of prehistoric people and their activities.
In 2010,...
February 04, 2025
The University of New Mexico first celebrated Black History Month in 1976, following President Gerald Ford formal recognition of the month. However, the tradition started much earlier than 1976.
It was 1926 when Harvard-educated historian Dr. Carter G....
January 31, 2025
Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology, Songwriting and Anthropology (Sociocultural and Linguistic) at The University of New Mexico, along with Sardinian ethnomusicologist Diego Pani, a Fulbright Scholar in Residence at UNM, will...
November 09, 2024
The University of New Mexico hosts an entire month of opportunities to learn, gain experience, create, and advocate to commemorate American Indian Heritage Month. The UNM Department of Anthropology has compiled a complete page of resources on its...
By Mary Beth King
November 09, 2024
Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology, Songwriting and Anthropology (Sociocultural and Linguistic) at The University of New Mexico, clearly has a deep love and affinity for the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. That love comes...
October 09, 2024
The UNM Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the Global Education Office (GEO) have named three Lobos as the 2024 Globally Engaged Research awardee: Professor Subhankar Banerjee, biology major Ian Hutchinson, and anthropology major Ruizhe...
September 21, 2024
The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology will host historian Omer Bartov, who will present Speaking of Genocide: The Holocaust, Israel-Palestine, and the War in Gaza since October 7 on Monday, Sept. 30. The presentation will be at 7 p.m....
September 20, 2024
To promote the community well-being, and fun while drawing in new museum visitors, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is hosting its first ever board game night Thursday, Sept. 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. Pizza and soft drinks...
September 13, 2024
To celebrate and highlight Hispanic Heritage Month The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology has published a page full of resources, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic Heritage Month history, Hispanic scholars, events, research,...
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