Our archaeology faculty engages with both the past and the present as they reconstruct the history of sites and the landscapes they occupied. They actively incorporate both undergraduate and graduate students in research determining conditions prevalent in the past such as the climate, available natural resources, and the agricultural potential…... EXPLORE →

Our biological anthropology faculty examines human adaptability through medical, paleontological and forensic research. They study how such factors as climate, ecological condition, disease and vulnerability shape— often dramatically— both individual development and human evolutionary processes. Much of their research is necessarily interdisciplinary. For example, some faculty members are studying how…... EXPLORE →

Our cultural anthropology faculty explore the twined interactions between human cultures and the environment to elicit vital understandings of adaptive strategies that apply to current and future issues of sustainability, conservation and preservation. Undergraduate and graduate students participating in this research are active on four continents. Faculty and students engaged…... EXPLORE →