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
Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts
Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship
2025 Killam Awards celebrate a tradition of scholarship
Celebrating the Killams’ vision, the awards honoured excellence across UCalgary’s disciplines
UCalgary receives more than $4.7 million in funding for innovative research
Federal government announces winners of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund
“This campus is for you”: How the Africa United Celebration has grown beyond an event into a hub of belonging
"We belong here." Black student gathering celebrates fourth anniversary
Faculty of Arts students among 2024 Indigenous Graduate Award recipients
Congratulations to the 2024 Indigenous Graduate Award recipients.
Indigenous Graduate Award spotlights student excellence at UCalgary
With record applications and more than $940,000 in funding, the annual competition is now open
In the media
In the News Edwin Dickinson, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Live Science
The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Calgary Herald
From biology to archeology: Lynden Turning Robe focuses his future to history of Blackfoot people
In the News Sabrina Perić, Anthropology and Archaeology, in CBC News Calgary
Alberta wants to become an AI data centre hub, but this rural county just rejected a big proposal
In the News Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Anthropology and Archaeology, in MSN
LiDAR-found “Lost Cities” May Never Have Been Lost at All, Scholars Warn
In the News Vivek V. Venkataraman, Anthropology and Archaeology, in CBC.ca
U of C teeth study
In the News Sabrina Peric, Anthropology and Archaeology, in Manitoba Co-operator
Soil health skepticism prevalent among Prairie farmers
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