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
The Public Archaeology Program's field season ran from May 13 to June 12, 2019. Stay tuned for updates!
Browse our other community engagement projects. Including, Aboriginal Youth Engagement and Digitally Preserving Alberta's Heritage.
News and announcements
Primates, Genomics and Ecology Lab takes on COVID-19
Team of biological anthropologists play a key role in COVID-19 genomics group...
Elephants get drunk because they can’t metabolize alcohol like us
"Differential impact of severe drought on infant mortality in two sympatric neotropical primates"
"On the surface: an ethnoarchaeological study of marginalised pottery production and the social context of pottery surface treatments in Tigray Regional State, northern highland Ethiopia"
In the media
In the News: Mareike Janiak, Anthropologie, in DNYUZ
Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor
In the News: Mareike Janiak, Anthropology, in Research2Reality
Elephants Never Forget, Unless They’re Drinking
In the News: Mareike Janiak, Anthropology, in DailyHunt
Did You Know Elephants Get Drunk Too? Too big to get drunk, elephants are lightweights in human company
In the News: Mareike Janiak, Anthropology, in CTV News
Elephants can get drunk, says new University of Calgary study
Events
Mental health supports are available during COVID-19
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