Department of Anthropology

Four graduating seniors share the places that defined their UW experience. 

Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.

Professor of Anthropology, Holly Barker, weighs in on the latest findings.

Dan Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, weighs in on the effects of paternal age in offspring.

The grant supports public-facing humanities projects, and Professor Jenna Grant will receive $10,000 for public engagement around the Becker Archive at the UW.

Professor of anthropology Darren Byler is quoted in this article talking about the treatment of the Uighur community by the Chinese government.

A new project by Jenna Grant, UW assistant professor of anthropology, uses archives of photos and documents to encourage storytelling in local Cambodian communities.

A study by an international team of researchers, including from the UW, determines that carved stone tools were used in Asia 80,000 to 170,000 years ago.

An international team of scientists, including some from the UW, have virtually reconstructed a Neandertal skeleton–shedding new light on the posture of ancient humans. 

UW archeologist, Ben Marwick, weighs in on a recent discovery.

As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new UW study describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient.

"What we're looking at is something like a settler colonial situation where an entire generation is lost," said Darren Byler, a researcher of Uighur culture at UW.

Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.

Interview with UW anthropologist Jessica Johnson

Interview with Anthropology professor, Radhikas Govindrajan, about their new book "Animal Intimacies"