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.
News and announcements
Graduate student uses art and research to explore Calgary's evolving Francophone identity
Research-creation project documents Calgary's diverse Francophone community through portraiture and textile art
The real X-Files: Anthropologist studies groups that claim to contact UFOs
'Techno-shamanism' involves the use of technology and altered states of consciousness to allegedly draw extraterrestrial life to Earth
June 2026 Transdisciplinary Connector Grants Awarded
Researchers from the Faculty of Arts play central leadership and collaboration roles in transdisciplinary projects
Federal funding for research in the Faculty of Arts
SSHRC Insights and Partnership Development grants awarded to faculty researchers
Arts researchers included in NSERC funding announcement
Five projects from the departments of Psychology and Anthropology and Archaeology share over $1M in federal grants
From field archaeologist to museum management
How Robert R. Janes, PhD’75, is advancing museum reform, reconciliation and climate justice in Canada
In the media
In the News Shayne Dahl, Anthropology and Archaeology, on CTV News
University of Calgary researcher examines how people try to contact extraterrestrials
In the News Shayne Dahl, Anthropology and Archaeology, in The Conversation
Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?
In the News Lidio Valdez, Anthropology and Archaeology in Phys.org
Rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes unearthed at Inca coastal site
In the News Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Anthropology and Archaeology, in BBC
The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer and Laurencine Saddleback, Anthropology and Archaeology, on CTV News
University of Calgary archeology students explore Edworthy Park dig site
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer and Laurencine Saddleback, Anthropology and Archaeology, in LiveWire Calgary
UCalgary archaeology students take to the fields in Edworthy Park
Transdisciplinary research grows
Faculty of Arts researchers are leading and contributing to nine Transdisciplinary Connector Grant projects tackling climate resilience, Indigenous food sovereignty, health and other complex societal challenges.
