Meet our scholars
Welcome to the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, where our expert researchers explore the world and provide valuable and innovative insights.
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Recent Scholar Achievements
Research Funding Success
Anthropology and Archaeology scholars receive 2025 SSHRC Insight Grants and NSERC Discovery Grants, helping fuel their research excellence and innovation.
Sammy Sánchez receives 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) is one of the most competitive awards available to graduate students in Canada.
New Frontiers in Research Fund Award
Prestigious grant awarded to Dr. Venkataraman for his research on Indigenous breakaway dynamics and health in Malaysia.
Researchers in the news
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
In the News Elizabeth Paris, Anthropology and Archaeology, in National Geographic
What did dogs mean to the ancient Maya? Scientists are unlocking new clues.
In the News Elizabeth Paris, Anthropology and Archaeology, in MSN
Ancient Maya hauled ‘little fat dogs’ 400 miles across the jungle. Sometimes it was just to eat them
