Anthropology

For the past century, Southwestern archaeologists have debated what happened to the Mimbres people of southwestern New Mexico after AD 1150, a group known for their vibrant pottery with its distinctive geometric and animal designs. Starting in the...

Across countries, continents, and centuries, humans have felt compelled to adorn themselves. A new book edited and co-authored by Hannah Mattson, Southwestern archaeologist and an assistant professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico,...

In February of 2020, Professor and Forensic Anthropologist Heather Edgar, in association with Western Michigan University Associate Professor Shamsi Berry and the Center for Advanced Research Computing, unveiled a groundbreaking new website that gives...

Every Navajo rug is a unique piece that starts with raising the sheep and goats for wool, which is then shorn, carded, spun, dyed, and finally woven, all by hand, into a rug using traditional, contemporary, and historic themes. Rugs are not just pieces...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month in November with a treasure trove of information and resources on its website, including Native American history, scholars, events, research,...

Jacqueline (Jacque) Kocer, an UNM Anthropology doctoral student, is being honored with a  2021-22 American Fellowship by The American Association of University Women (AAUW). As one of the world’s oldest leading supporters of graduate women’s education,...

A new book, co-authored by Catherine Rhodes, assistant professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, examines a town that saw a 1,000-plus percent increase in Mexican residents, rising from less than 1 percent of the population to almost a...

Louise Lamphere, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been named among the Top Influential Anthropologists Today by AcademicInfluence.com. The anthropologists on this list are major contributors to the...

Beyond global immigration issues including humanitarian crises and political upheaval, climate change is playing an increasingly relevant role in migration patterns in Central America, the effects of which resonate northward into the United States with...

Ellen Fisher, vice president for Research and professor of Chemistry at The University of New Mexico, announced that Professor David Hanson from Biology and Associate Professor Melissa Emery Thompson from Anthropology have been named interim Assistant...