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Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. We believe that such an understanding forms an integral part of an undergraduate liberal education, and that the application of insights gained from such an understanding will contribute critical elements to the solution of contemporary medical, social, economic, and political problems. Our Department works across several broad areas of concentration, including Cultural Anthropology; Experimental Anthropology; Human Rights; Medical Anthropology; New World Archaeology; and Old World Archaeology. Our area strengths include Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Southwest Asia. Our faculty has also worked in Europe, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. We offer extensive expertise in many research methods in ethnology and archaeology. Our Department is part of The Higher Education Opportunities Act. If you would like to support the Anthropology Department, please visit College of Liberal arts and Sciences.

Giving Day Runs March 8th and 9th

March 7, 2023

Mark your calendars; Giving Day, brought to you by UConn Gives, will be running this week on March 8th and 9th! It is a great opportunity to support the Anthropology Department. Any donations, no matter how much, would be greatly appreciated. To give, visit our fundraising page here.

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New Study Shows Archery Appeared in Europe Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously Thought

March 6, 2023

A new study published in Science Advances contextualizes the traditions and technological knowledge of early, pioneering Homo sapiens. The study demonstrates the mastery of archery by modern populations and extends the evidence of archery in Europe back by about 40,000 years.

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Tanner Kovach and Jayson Gill Publish Scholarly Article

March 6, 2023

Congratulations go out to graduate students Tanner Kovach and Jayson Gill for completing and publishing a new scholarly article in the prestigious Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory! The article, entitled School of Rocks: a Transmission Time Investment Model for Pleistocene Lithic Technology, proposes a “transmission time investment model for integrating the tenets of human […]

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Upcoming Lecture from Archaeological Society of Connecticut

March 6, 2023

On Wednesday, March 8th, at 7:00 PM, Jim Bailey of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut will be hosting a virtual lecture entitled Pirates on the Run: An Investigation of 17th Century Arabian Coins Found in New England. It is free to join and will be held via Zoom. Be sure to sign up! Click here […]

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Jun 5 Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am

Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!

Monday, June 5th, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Fall 2023 enrollment is June 16th. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

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Jun 16 RMME Fall 2023 Application Deadline!12:00am

RMME Fall 2023 Application Deadline!

Friday, June 16th, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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Today is the last day to apply for Fall 2023 admission to the 100% Online Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

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Jun 19 Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am

Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!

Monday, June 19th, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Spring 2024 enrollment is November 3rd. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

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Jul 3 Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am

Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Spring 2024 enrollment is November 3rd. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

Contact Information: Dr. Sarah D. Newton, methods@uconn.edu
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Jul 17 Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am

Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!

Monday, July 17th, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
Online

Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Spring 2024 enrollment is November 3rd. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

Contact Information: Dr. Sarah D. Newton, methods@uconn.edu
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Alumni Spotlight
David Leslie is a Senior Archaeologist at the Archaeological and Historical Services Inc., and a Research Scientist at UCONN
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Jacqueline Meier is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida
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Austin Hill is a Research Associate at Dartmouth College, Department of Anthropology
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Mandy Ranslow is a Federal Highway Administration Liaison at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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Marie Brault is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute
Gabriel Hrynick is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of New Brunswick
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Timothy Ives is the State Archaeologist of Rhode Island
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Jordan Kiper is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham
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Ann Cheney is Associate Professor in Residence at School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside
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John Shaver is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago
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Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard University Department of Anthropology, Post-doctoral Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute
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Madelynn von Baeyer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute.
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Sarah Sportman is currently serving as the Connecticut State Archaeologist.
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Bayla Ostrach is an Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine Master's Program in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice
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Shan-Estelle Brown is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Yale University School of Medicine
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Nathan Wales is a lecturer with the Department of Archaeology, at the University of York (BioArCH)