Anthropology

t's one of those identifying flashes that connect us instantly with the past. As early as 1050 A.D. inhabitants of North America, specifically east of St. Louis, Mo., were seeking out, brewing and ritually ...

The University of New Mexico's Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series presents: "Humans: The High Energy Ape," with Herman Pontzer from the Department of Anthropology, CUNY Hunter College on Thursday, May 3 at 4 p.m. in Hibben Hall, room 105.How do ...

The University of New Mexico's Anthropology Colloquium Series presents "On Voice and Language in Native American Film" with Leighton C. Peterson, Ph.D. on Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. at Hibben Hall, room 105.The number of films by Native American ...

William F. Hanks, distinguished professor of Anthropological Linguistics at the University of California Berkeley will speak on "The Birth of a Language: The Formation & Spread of the Colonial Yucatec Maya Language" on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at 7:30 ...

Sixteen students in Anthropology Associate Professor Keith Prufer's Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 101) class have been recognized as Public Anthropology Award winners in a recent North American competition involving more than 4,000 students from 25 ...

UNM is joining more than 70 campuses around the country holding teach-ins as a way of building awareness with the Occupy Wall Street movement. UNM's teach-in is Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 9-10, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day on the south side of the ...

The University of New Mexico Anthropology Department Colloquium Series presents "Genetics, Morphology and Human Evolution," Thursday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. at Hibben Center, room 105.The study of the evolution of human morphology has been a central focus of ...

UNM Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Lawrence Straus, and Professor Frank E. (Ted) Goebel, professor of Anthropology and endowed professor of First American Studies at Texas A&M, recently published a special issue of Quaternary International ...

The UNM community is invited to meet three African Kings from Zambia on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. in Hibben 105. His Majesty Nzamane will speak on "The Experience of the Ngoni," His Majesty Mukini will speak on "The Experience of the Toka Leva" and ...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series presents "Cooperation Among Wild Chimpanzees" Thursday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. in Hibben Hall, room 105, with John Mitani from the Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan.As ...