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 Faculty in the News:

Public program with update on Bender Property exploration – Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 in Parsons, KS.

The program will feature Bob Miller, owner of the former Bender property in Labette County; Chris Hord, archeologist affiliated with KU and the Kansas State Historical Society; Blair Schneider, a geophysicist with the Kansas Geological Survey and KU; and Lauren Norman, KKU archeology professor.

https://www.parsonssun.com/news/article_da49bf96-6728-11ef-9ba3-6be2dad416f5.html 


Kelly Graf, Ted Goebel (Anthropology), (2024). Burned Wood as a Cultural Marker? Ancient Ligneous Landscapes and Firewood Use at Bonneville Estates Rockshelter, Nevada, USA, International Journal of Wood Culture, 1-31, Brill. Media link

Joshua Homan (Anthropology)

  • (2024). A puzzle about knowledge ascriptions. Noûs, 1–17. Media link
  • (2024). Dimensions of wisdom perception across twelve countries on five continents. Nat Commun 15, 6375. Media link
     

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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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