From the Greek anthropos (human) and logia (study), the word anthropology itself tells us it is the field that seeks to understand humankind, from the beginnings millions of years ago up to the present day. Anthropology considers how people's behaviors change over time, and how people and seemingly dissimilar cultures are different and the same.
Anthropology is a career that embraces people of all kinds. It is a discipline that thrives with heterogeneity--in people, ideas and research methods. Anthropologists know the wisdom of listening to multiple voices and linking the work coming from researchers who bring different backgrounds and apply various approaches to their endeavors.
Events
 View all | Rita Wright named as 2011 Fred Wendorf Distinguished Lecturer in Archaeology
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 View all | February 2012 Anthropology Club MeetingPlease look at the Anthropology Club page for more information.
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Dedman News
 View all | Lewis R. Binford Memoir PublishedA biographical memoir of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Lewis R. Binford is now available from the National Academy of Sciences.
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 View all | Shay send Greetings from DublinGreetings from Dublin! Things are going well here although it's been chilly and rainy (typical weather). Send some of that sun my way!
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 View all | Dr. Wallace Checks in from the FieldFrom my current research -- Professional and personal reflections on a half century of environmental and culture change among the Pagan Gaddang. When I first met this Gaddang couple, they were well known in the mountain community because of the head-taking exploits of their fathers. The man's daily dress was a G-string and the woman wore a wraparound hand-woven skirt. Like most Gaddang women of the time, she was usually topless. Today, they are respected elders in the community and pillars of a nondenominational Christian church. As the woman said to me recently, "We are now Civilized."
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