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.
UConn gives is this week, and ends April 18th! The Anthropology department greatly appreciates any donations–your donations help Anthropology students participate in archaeological excavations and conduct ethnographic field research, attend and actively participate in conferences and workshops, enroll in field schools, and more! Please share widely; we can use your support! Donate here!
Check out a publication in Sapiens Anthropology Magazine by UConn Professor Christian Tryon and NYU Professor Shara Bailey. Their discovery of photographic remains of fossils of Paleolithic children highlight the importance of archival research in Anthropology. Find out more by reading the article here!
UConn Anthropology Major Chelsea Betts has been awarded a competitive Zooarchaeology internship at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, CO for the summer of 2024. Congratulations Chelsea, we are so proud of you!
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.
UConn anthropologists
