The biological anthropology wing of Harvard’s Department of Anthropology has submitted a preliminary proposal to leave the department and establish its own. Citing a disconnect between biological ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Field experiences are often what help an ...

Where do we come from? Where are we going? These are some of the big questions biological anthropology seeks to answer, using the principles of evolution as a backdrop for formulating and testing ...

An email from a long time correspondent who recounts some graduate school interview experiences: Hi, Razib. Last week I attended a 2-day long interview for grad school, during which I spoke with about ...

Visual narrative – comics – can be used in anthropology and archaeology to present information about complex subjects in an engaging and accessible way though the combination of image and text. But it ...

University of California regents today appointed former Columbia University Dean Nicholas Dirks as UC Berkeley’s new chancellor. Dirks has resigned from his position as Executive Vice President and ...

Consists of a series of biographical portraits of pioneers in American anthropology, such as Franz Boas and Zelia Nuttall. One chapter focuses on the women in this profession, including Bureau of ...

Welcome to archaeology, anthropology and Classics: a diverse world of degrees with growing employability. However, students might easily overlook opportunities here, because there is no consistency in ...