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
Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions
Four University of Calgary faculty named to incoming class of Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Chad Bousman, Jinguang Hu, Myrle Ballard, and Amanda Melin recognized as emerging generation of intellectual leadership
Study documents how change in diet drove early human evolution
UCalgary anthropologist Vivek V. Venkataraman is part of a team that found hominins changed eating behaviours before being physically adapted for carbohydrates
UCalgary archaeologist unearths more history at John Ware ranch
Intact remains of the Ware home and items belonging to Mildred Ware among this year’s excavation finds
Faculty of Arts Research Funding Success
Faculty researchers receive federal support through SSHRC, NSERC, Banting, Vanier and New Frontiers grants
UCalgary research receives $36.6M in federal funding
Funding will support scholars across campus in their pursuit of research and innovation excellence
In the media
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
In the News Gerald Oetelaar, Anthropology and Archaeology, in CTV News
Calgarian studying Indigenous rock art shares elders’ stories in book
In the News Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Anthropology and Archaeology, in CBC.ca
Aspiring archeologists explore dig site at Edworthy Park
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