Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Undergraduate programs
Anthropology explores the connections between cultures, societies and species to understand global challenges. A degree in Anthropology prepares you to think holistically about what it means to be human. You will study humanity's ancestors, the worldview of cultures different than your own, and more.
Graduate programs
The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology embraces an integrative approach, with a focus on the fields of archaeology, biological anthropology, and social and cultural anthropology.
Community engagement
**NEW CONTENT**
The Public Archaeology Program was put on hold this summer due to COVID and we hope to be back in 2021.
Meanwhile we have some new and exciting online exercises that are targeted at Grade 7-12 students. If you are an educator and need more information please check out our community engagement page!
Browse our other community engagement projects. Including, Aboriginal Youth Engagement and Digitally Preserving Alberta's Heritage.
News and announcements
Class of 2023: Job in a genetics research lab came with surprising benefits for UCalgary undergrad
Hands-on experience widened Jess Churcher’s education and opened a door to a future career
2023 Faculty of Arts Killam Award winners
Congratulations to the Killam Award winners from the Faculty of Arts
Call for submissions: First Annual Faculty of Arts holiday card
All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their artwork by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
UCalgary researchers bring Academics Without Borders to Ghana
Sociology-led project helps Ghanaian university institutionalize research ethics in the social sciences
Big pre-season has Dinos field hockey team poised to make noise in Canada West
Veteran midfielder Madison Gaffney optimistic team can take down annual powerhouses UBC and UVic
In the media
In the News Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Knowable magazine
Untangling the genetics that underlie our facial features
In the News Vivek Venkataraman, Anthropology and Archaeology, in The Washington Post
Myths About the Stone Age Can Be Quite Revealing
In the News Vivek Venkataraman, Anthropology and Archaeology, in CNN
Shattering the myth of men as hunters and women as gatherers
Neural Netfics
This talk explores the literary significance of the under-recognized contributions that Alan Turing, the progenitor of computer science, made to the field of artificial neural networks, a now pervasive form of AI that deploys simulations of biological neurons.
