Department of Anthropology

UW archeologists have re-created the weapons used by hunter-gatherers in the post-Ice Age Arctic some 14,000 years ago.

UW professor Holly Barker on the lasting health impacts of mid-20th century U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.

Research involving UW faculty and students shows evidence of humans in Australia much earlier than previously thought.

A team of researchers, including a faculty member and seven students from UW, have found artifacts in Australia that indicate humans arrived there about 65,000 years ago.

Anthropology professor, Janelle Taylor, started researching dementia about 10 years ago, after her own mother's diagnosis of dementia.

An international team of scientists, including one from the UW, has announced the discovery of additional remains of a new human species.

Marcos Llobera brings landscapes of the past to life through cutting-edge computational methods and digital archeology 

UW study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.

Why does female genital mutilation remain so entrenched in parts of the globe? Bettina Shell-Duncan, professor of anthropology at UW, is quoted.

Peter Lape, UW professor of anthropology, is the man who makes sure Kennewick Man’s remains are kept safe at the museum.

UW Arts & Sciences faculty members weigh in on whether President-elect Trump's election means doomsday. 

For Thailand's royalists — and there are millions of them — King Bhumibol Adulyadej will probably long remain embedded as a potent, father-like figure. 

A UW anthropologist explores the potential impact of making PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, more available to teens.

The Marshallese community in Oregon hosted a Republic of the Marshall Islands-US Nuclear Legacy Summit over the Memorial Day weekend as part of its annual RMI Constitution Day celebrations.

Challenging perceptions about the academic contributions of men of color and student athletes.