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We offer general education and specialized training in the field of anthropology. Learn more about our programs below.

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Anthropology Major

Our major covers relevant, insightful topics and pairs well with many fields of study.

Major Requirements

Research Strength. Global Impact.

Our faculty members have research strengths in several areas of study. They are also actively involved in research projects at field sites around the world.

Browse a map of locations where UConn anthropology researchers work across the globe.

News and Events

Department News

  • Students Participate in Archaeological Field School
    This summer, Anthropology students Mya Seara, Abigail Rodriguez, Claire Cathers, Mary Gresh, and Morgan Tirrell participated in UConn’s archaeological field school at the Hollister Site. Students learned the techniques of a professional excavation, and all about contact period archaeology from Dr. Kevin McBride.
  • The Department of Anthropology’s 2024 John Ryan Memorial Lecture
    Humanizing Human Evolution Research The Department of Anthropology’s 2024 John Ryan Memorial Lecture Monday, September 9, 4 PM. Heritage Room, Homer Babbidge Library Rm. 4118. Light refreshments served. Dr. Kathryn Ranhorn (Arizona State University and the Institute for Human Origins). Discussion moderated by Christian Tryon and Sarah Williams For over a century paleontologists and Paleolithic […]

Upcoming Events

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  • Feb
    26
    UCHI Fellow’s Talk: César Abadia-Barrero
    3:30 PM

Anthropology in the News

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Meet Dimitris Xygalatas, New Director of the Cognitive Science Program

The new program director talks about the humanities and science sides of the field, about how cognitive science spawned AI, and how he studies UConn basketball games as an anthropologist.

The UConn Department of Anthropology studies the diversity of human experience across time and space.

Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. Together we offer students valuable insights into the past, contemporary, and future world and the challenges we face today.