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
Appointment of Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts
Please join us in welcoming Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot to the Dean's Office...
In the media
In the News: Steig Johnson, Nicola Guthrie, Anthropology, in Yahoo news
Fears world’s smallest primate may have quietly gone extinct
In the News: Peter Dawson, Anthropology and Archaeology, and Denis Gadbois, Art and Art History, in Academica Group
UCalgary profs digitally preserve endangered heritage site
In the News: Peter Dawson, Anthropology and Archaeology, and Denis Gadbois, Art and Art History, in CBC News
University of Calgary profs digitally preserve Edelweiss Village, a B.C. heritage site
In the News: Peter Dawson, Anthropology and Archaeology, and Denis Gadbois, Art and Art History, in CBC News Meltwater
University of Calgary profs digitally preserve endangered heritage site in B.C.
Liminal Beings: Marginal Ethics?
Few North American species are as marginalized as the coyote. Attend the first Applied Ethics Fellow’s Lecture and learn from Dr. Shelley Alexander's decades of wild canid research. She will explore animal ethics and colonialism, proposing pathways to decolonize our relationships with all wildlife.
