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Anthropology Major

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

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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.

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Department News

  • Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Johan Jarl
    On Tuesday, May 20th, PhD candidate Johan Jarl will be defending his dissertation, “Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Middle–Upper Paleolithic in the Southern Caucasus Using Phytolith Analysis.” This event will take in room 211 of the Business Building, or virtually via WebEx. If interested in a WebEx link, contact Johan via email: johan.jarl@uconn.edu. Johan describes his […]
  • Successful Dissertation Defense: Megan Alexander
    Congratulations to Megan Alexander for successfully defending her dissertation, “Care at the Threshold: Exploring Death Doula Practices in the Contemporary United States.” Wishing you all the best following your amazing achievement, Megan!

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Anthropology in the News

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UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road

Long-haul truckers play a vital role in the economy, but face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

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Migrant Women Installation Co-Curated by Anthropologist César Abadía- Barrero Featured in Wadsworth Exhibit

The installation Ancestors Today: Visual Stories of Migrant Women is part of the Wadsworth’s Entre Mundos: Art of Abiayala exhibit.

The Early Occupation of Sicily project team is hoping to detail the island's earliest human inhabitants and their impacts on the island ecosystem. Here they are investigating Ice Age hyena coprolites (fossilized feces). From left to right: Iris Querenet Onfroy de Breville, Peyton Carroll, Christian Tryon, and Ilaria Patania.
How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?

UConn researchers are collaborating to help answer this surprisingly tricky question

César Abadía Barrero
Anthropologist César Abadía Barrero awarded 2024 Alejandro Ángel Escobar National Prize in Social and Human Sciences

César Abadía Barrero was presented with the award for his book “Health in Ruins: The Capitalist Destruction of Medical Care at a Colombian Maternity Hospital.”

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.