Anthropology

The 4th Annual Navajo Rug Auc­tion to ben­e­fit Navajo weavers and the Maxwell Museum will be held Sat­ur­day, Nov. 17 at the Prairie Star restau­rant. More than 200 hun­dred rugs in a wide range of styles both his­toric and recently com­pleted will be ...

The Center for Public Anthropology has recognized students in UNM Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Keith Prufer's Introduction to Anthropology class for their opinion pieces. The students participated in a North American competition ...

UNM Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor, Lawrence G. Straus is the editor of a book just released book, "The Magdalenian Settlement of Europe," co-edited with Thomas Terberger of Universitat Grefswald, Germany and Denise Leesch of Universite de ...

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents a new exhibit "Woven Stories: Navajo Weavers in a Changing World," Friday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. Come early and visit with curators and weavers in the gallery at 5:30 p.m.The combined ...

UNM Distinguished Professor of, Anthropology Jane LancasterUNM Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Jane Lancaster has been presented with the Human Behavior and Evolution Society's Lifetime Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution. The ...

t's one of those identifying flashes that connect us instantly with the past. As early as 1050 A.D. inhabitants of North America, specifically east of St. Louis, Mo., were seeking out, brewing and ritually ...

The University of New Mexico's Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series presents: "Humans: The High Energy Ape," with Herman Pontzer from the Department of Anthropology, CUNY Hunter College on Thursday, May 3 at 4 p.m. in Hibben Hall, room 105.How do ...

The University of New Mexico's Anthropology Colloquium Series presents "On Voice and Language in Native American Film" with Leighton C. Peterson, Ph.D. on Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. at Hibben Hall, room 105.The number of films by Native American ...

William F. Hanks, distinguished professor of Anthropological Linguistics at the University of California Berkeley will speak on "The Birth of a Language: The Formation & Spread of the Colonial Yucatec Maya Language" on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at 7:30 ...

Sixteen students in Anthropology Associate Professor Keith Prufer's Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 101) class have been recognized as Public Anthropology Award winners in a recent North American competition involving more than 4,000 students from 25 ...