James “Jim” Ferguson, a professor of anthropology at Stanford, died on Feb. 12 after battling a long illness. Ferguson was 65 years old. A lifelong scholar of anthropology, Ferguson played a key role ...

When you think of anthropology, your mind may wander to popular media depictions of the discipline presented in television shows and movies like “Bones,” “Star Trek,” “Indiana Jones” and “Midsommar.” ...

This semester the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences launched a new course based on the study of sports.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology supports an interdisciplinary approach to the study of global, urban, historical, and cultural experience, practices, and change. Our faculty are scholarly ...

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Equipped with the latest tech and new grant funding, UNC students and alumni spend a summer week digging up ancient dinosaur ...

The Department of Anthropology will host an Open House on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4-7 p.m., in Old Main on the U of A campus. All are welcome!

Anthropology invites us to see the world through many different perspectives. It shows us that ideas we often take for granted — from family and identity to justice and politics — can look very ...

Anthropology is the comprehensive study of humanity and its many cultures in all their manifestations through all times and places. Anthropology is holistic. It examines many aspects of human activity ...