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
Early humans adapted to harsh conditions more than a million years ago
Multidisciplinary study brings together researchers from UCalgary and around the world
UCalgary undergraduate students begin their transdisciplinary research journeys
Apply for your PURE award by Jan. 27
Digging up Alberta's history: Undergraduate research project sparks enthusiasm for Plains archaeology
Sam Judson explores how to engage with the public on Alberta's archaeological sites
UCalgary researcher leads exploration of urban accessibility barriers across the globe
Transdisciplinary project one of 18 to receive SSHRC Insight Grants
Off and Running...
Alumni All-Access 2024 is upon us! We have all the information you need about the second half of this amazing event!
Want to go back to university? You can during Alumni All-Access
Logic, reasoning, rhetoric? Nope. Not in this entertaining philosophy course.
In the media
In the News Julio Mercader Florin, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Earth.com
Amazing adaptation: Early humans thrived in extreme conditions
In the News Julio Mercader Florin, Anthropology and Archaeology, in National Tribune
Human ancestor thrived longer and in harsher conditions than previous estimates
In the News Julio Mercader Florin, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Epoch Times (subscriber's content)
New Research Reveals Our Ancestors Were Tougher Than We Ever Knew
In the News Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, in The Spokesman-Review
Archaeologists discover a Maya city behind a wall of trees in Mexico
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Calgary Herald
'Walking with ghosts': Cowboy John Ware's homestead unearthed near Millarville
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Anthropology and Archaeology, in City News
UCalgary research team digging family site of one of Alberta’s first Black residents
Black Milk: The Fragility of Childhood in the Shoah
Dr. Sara R. Horowitz (York University) presents the 2025 University of Calgary Holocaust Memorial Lecture, exploring the wartime experiences of four children.
Feb. 2, 1 p.m.
Calgary Central Library
