Department of Anthropology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign




Current News

Lisa Lucero Elected Fellow of American Ass'n for the Advancement of Science

Alma Gottlieb named Ambassador of EU PromoDoc Initiative

Bruno Nettl Receives Distinguished Humanist and Taichi Traditional Music Awards

Welcome Drs. Jessica Greenberg and Andrew Bauer to Our Faculty

"Braided Worlds" to Benefit the Beng People

Laura Shackelford Discusses the Oldest Known Human Remains in Southeast Asia

How Did We Get Here? A Conversation with Ripan Malhi

Lisa Lucero on Lessons from the Ancient Maya

Jane Desmond and Creative Inquiry in the Humanities

Colloquium on Applied & Engaged Anthropology

Lisa Lucero Finds Artifacts from a Time of Many Droughts

Matti Bunzl Presents the 2012 Chicago Humanities Festival's Focus on America

2012 Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference at UIUC

Gilberto Rosas Comments on Alternatives to Incarceration

New Book Edited by Alma Gottlieb Explores Challenges of Field Research

New York Times on Edgefield Pottery Communities and Archaeology

Tim Pauketat and ISAS Work to Preserve East St. Louis Archaeology Sites

Interview with Jane Desmond on Studies of Animal-Human Bonds

African Diaspora Archaeology Talks in Taiwan and South Africa

Alma Gottlieb Discusses Beauty in Media

Lisa Lucero Dives into the Ancient Maya Past

Jane Desmond in NY Times on 'Animal Studies Across Campuses'

Rebecca Ginsburg (Anth. Affiliate Faculty) Leads Education Justice Project

Laura Davis joins Anthropology as New Undergraduate Advisor

Ellen Moodie Receives Ruth Benedict Global Citizenship Award

Helaine Silverman speaks at United Nations in Geneva on cultural heritage and human rights

Chris Fennell presents African Diaspora Lectures in Brazil and China

Mahir Saul interviewed in major Turkish newspaper

Edgefield Archaeological Project Receives South Carolina Humanities Council Grant for Educational Documentary on Pottersville Kiln

Edgefield, SC: The Turning Point for Pottery in North America

Ripan Malhi Bridges the Genetic Divide

John Polk Conducts Research on the Run

Lisa Lucero's NY Times "Scientists at Work" blog on Maya Pools Research

2011 Field School in Midwestern Archaeology

 

Jane Desmond Dissects 'Body Worlds' Exhibits

March 5 Graduate Symposium: Anthropology at Intersections of Science and Humanities

Alejandro Lugo receives Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award

CGS Arlt Award in Humanities for "Crossroads and Cosmologies" book (Dec. 2010)

Louis Mund Endowment for Archaeology Announced (U.I. Foundation, Oct. 1, 2010)

New Philadelphia archaeology project discussed in Harvard's Africa Seminar (Harvard Gazette, Sept. 21, 2010)

Chicago Humanities Festival names new artistic director: Matti Bunzl (August 4, 2010)

Extreme archaeology: Divers plumb the mysteries of sacred Maya pools. Reserach by Lisa Lucero (July 21, 2010)

Mexico: Ancient woman suggests diverse migration. Interview with Ripan Malhi (MSNBC, July 2010)

Stan Ambrose in Science on the massive Toba eruption (Mar. 5, 2010)

Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams on longevity (Feb. 2010)

Ripan Malhi's molecular anthropology (Feb. 2010)

Archaeologist Stan Ambrose's project in India (Jan. 2010)

Archaeologist Stan Ambrose in Science (10/02/09)

Archaeologist Lisa Lucero explores sacred Maya pools of Belize (9/09/09)

Review of archaeologist Tim Pauketat's book in Salon (8/06/09) and The Wall Street Journal (8/27/09)

New Philadelphia archaeologists featured on PBS Special, available online (7/22/09)

Sociocultural Anthropologist Matti Bunzl in Slate (7/10/09)

Archaeologist Lisa Lucero's research in USA Today (7/5/09)

Archaeologist Lisa Lucero in USA Today (5/24/09)

Department of Anthropology, 50th Anniversary Events

PlanetU: Learn about human dimensions of climate change

UI archaeology projects (Daily Illini, 3/3/09)