A recent article in History reviews 8 of the world's oldest archaeological objects. SoA Professor Emeritus Dr. Steve Kuhn provided insights into these objects and the communities who created them.

More than 1,000 moai were carved on Rapa Nui, some over 10m tall and weighing 80 tons. For centuries, Rapanui oral traditions said the statues “walked” from the quarry—but Western scholars dismissed ...

Together with her colleague Erika Robb Larkins, Jen Roth-Gordon explores the recent Brazilian trend of purchasing electrical tape bikinis (constructed directly onto one’s body) to achieve “a marquinha ...

Associate Professor Maribel Alvarez was interviewed for a recent article in Truthout. Read more here.

Join us to celebrate the start of the new semester and academic year! Come meet new Anthropology community members and catch up with old friends. We will also introduce new staff and faculty members.

In 2020, the School of Anthropology supported a Faculty Research Grant to create a series of 22 videos highlighting the ecological knowledge and expertise of wildlife guides in Ranomafana National ...

SoA Professor Terry Hunt's research was featured in multiple news articles regarding the emergence of a previously unresearched moai statue. The statue became visible when a dried lakebed allowed ...

In her latest publication in Medical Anthropology Quarterly, SoA Assistant Professor Stefanie Graeter tracks lead toxicology from the United States to Peru to show how transnational discourses of lead ...

SoA Associate Professor Robin Reineke, who is also Associate Research Social Scientist at the Southwest Center in the School of Global Studies, joined the Voices of Fronteridades podcast to discuss ...

Please Note: The list of internship opportunities do not constitute endorsement by either the University of Arizona or School of Anthropology, nor does it suggest that if you undertake any these ...

Dr. Edward A. Jolie, Clara Lee Tanner Associate Professor of Anthropology, has a new article just published: “Basketry Shields of the Prehispanic Southwest” appears in the latest issue of Kiva, the ...

The School of Anthropology is pleased to welcome Dr. José Luis Punzo Diaz as its Summer 2022 University Indian Ruin Scholar! Dr. Punzo, an archaeologist, graduated from the Escuela Nacional de ...