Frazier Hall, University of Kansas main campus. Home of the Department of Anthropology.

Anthropology is the study of past and present human societies.

Anthropologists are concerned with the origin, history, and future of our own species, so the field is as diverse as people are. It is one of the most wide-ranging of the academic disciplines.

Fall 2024 ANTH Course Offerings
Spring 2025 ANTH Course Offerings

If you have questions about any of our Anthropology courses (enrollment, waitlist, instructor, course syllabus from courses you've taken or other questions), please contact Mrs. Le-Thu Erazmus Campbell at lerazmus@ku.edu, ANTH Office Manager | Scheduling & Undergraduate Officer.

If you have questions about deadlines or application materials for our graduate program, please contact Corinne Butler at cebutler@ku.edu (CLAS Graduate Program Coordinator) or call 785-864-9419.

ANTH News:

Please visit http://real-archaeology.com and help use the hashtag #RealArchaeology to promote our discipline to students and the general public.

This is an event that has been coordinated by archaeologist Flint Dibble and over fifty archaeology digital content creators.

#RealArchaeology on the Internet

Beginning on Friday, October 25, there will be an online event using the #RealArchaeology hashtag to highlight content on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts, radio broadcasts, and blogs. This has been planned as an opportunity for the general public to learn more about what archaeologists do and to explore and experience the excitement and intellectual stimulus of archaeological research.

The idea is to fill the Internet with fact-based entertainment. Over fifty archaeologists and archaeology content creators have been recruited to offer original content in archaeology.

You can follow these events by searching on the hashtag #RealArchaeology and by visiting this website:

http://real-archaeology.com

ANTH Students in the News:

If you are available, please support our own ANTH PhD student Kiera Eckhard for an upcoming talk she is giving (Merienda Series) on Wed., Oct. 30thfrom 12 – 12:50pm in 318 Bailey Hall.



Fall 2024 Sponsored Event:
Join us for a fall field trip to the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Park to explore battlefield archaeology of the Civil War! Please email Dr. Kelly Graf, graf@ku.edu, by Friday, November 1, 2024 to reserve your

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Anthropology Conferences

  • Anthropological Plains Conference, 81st Annual Meeting - Lethbridge, Alberta; October 16-20, 2024.
  • American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting (hybrid meeting) - Tampa, FL; Nov. 20-24, 2024.
  • American Association of Biological Anthropologist (AABA) 94th Annual Meeting - Los Angeles, CA; March 12-15, 2025.
  • Flint Hills Archaeological Conference, 46th Annual Meeting - Location and dates; TBD 2025.
  • Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc (MAC), Annual Meeting - Milwaukee, WI; October 16-19, 2024.
  • Society for American Archaeology (SAA), 90th Annual Meeting - Denver, CO; April 23-27, 2025.
  • Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), 85th Annual Meeting - Portland, OR; March 25-29, 2025.

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