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
UCalgary researcher helps give history of early apes a fresh perspective
New discovery finds wooded grasslands existed in eastern Africa far earlier than previously thought...
In the media
In the News: Amanda Melin, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Science
Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past
In the News: Elizabeth Paris, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Discover Magazine
5 Important Artifacts From Ancient Maya Civilization
In the News: Kathleen Reinhardt, Anthropology and Archaeology, in The Atlantic
Meet the World’s Most Hard-Core Nappers
In the News: Vivek Venkataraman, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Aeon
Lessons from the foragers
Where are the limits to our accounts of political violence?
Bringing together a local and international, transdisciplinary group of experts studying terrorism, genocide, and philosophies of violence, our Oddities of Violence workshop hopes to answer this question.
June 8 and 9
Mathison Hall 305 / Livestream
Organized by the Department of Political Science.
