The Anthropology Building is undergoing renovation during the 2012-13 academic year. Please note that the administrative staff and some faculty members are back in the Anthropology Building. Temporary faculty, staff and graduate student locations are listed on Core Faculty page, Graduate Students page. Our mailing address and phone numbers have not changed. To contact the main office, please call 979-845-5242
WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology involves the study of human biological and cultural diversity, across time and space. In addition to conducting academic research, anthropologists apply their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems in a variety of fields, including forensics, cultural resource management, economic development, public health, museum studies, and environmental conservation.
The Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M has 26 full-time faculty members situated in four distinct programs: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Nautical Archaeology. The department offers a B.A. degree and Minor at the undergraduate level, and MA and Ph.D. degrees at the graduate level. Currently, the department has approximately 200 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate students.
Darryl de Ruiter and colleagues recently published in the current issue of PNASDarryl de Ruiter and colleagues recently published a new article in the current issue of PNAS
New Edition of Department of Anthropology Newsletter!Take a look at the Department of Anthropology's current issue of their newsletter!
Anth major Marisol Moreno and MA student Kaeleigh MacDonald win awards for top-graded Op-Eds MA studAnthropology major Marisol Moreno and MA student Kaeleigh MacDonald in ANTH 430/641 (Applied Anthropology) won recognition for writing top-graded Op-Eds as part of an effort for students to learn more about the aimportance of anthropology in a public forum.
Richard III Buried in 'Hastily Dug Untidy Grave' BBC News (2013-05-24)
Why Early Human Ancestors Took to Two Feet Science Daily (2013-05-24)
Blue-Balled Monkeys Among Top 10 New Species Discovery News (2013-05-24)
Eating Naartjies in the Bioscope: A Little Guide to South African English Guardian (2013-05-24)
Infant Tooth Reveals Neanderthal Breastfeeding Habits Nature (2013-05-22)
Climate Change 'Spurred Modern Human Behaviour' BBC News (2013-05-22)