UTM Anthropology

The UTM Paleontology Club invites UTM anthropology students and faculty to a guest lecture on Friday, March 27 from 4-6pm by Dr. Mary T. Silcox, a vertebrate paleontologist and UTSC anthropology professor. Everyone is welcome!

Join us for a joint book launch for: A Bridge to Nowhere: Temporalities of Abandonment in Rural Canada by Donna Young & Cohabiting with Spirits: The Biography of a Marriage in Mayotte by Michael Lambek Apr 1, 1-3pm Register here: utsc.utoronto.ca/anthropology/b…

📆The last Colloquium talk of the year is Dr. Amanda Logan is happening this Friday! Talk Title: Pastcasting Food Futures Through Archaeology: An Example from West Africa WHEN: Friday, March 20th WHERE: AP246 Richard Lee Boardroom Check out our event webpage for more details!

📢The UTMAS annual Undergraduate Anthropology Conference is happening this week on Thursday, March 19 at #UTM in DV3130! Details and registration link: linktr.ee/utmas

📆Mark your calendars! The next Colloquium talk is Dr. Katherine (Katie) Kinkopf Talk Title: Perseverating on Disability: Introducing crip bioarchaeology as theory and method WHEN: Friday, Feb 27, 3-5pm WHERE: AP246 Richard Lee Boardroom

A big congratulations to PhD candidate and RLEA lab manager Melanie Pugliese for her recent publication, titled "Traditional dishes and culinary improvisations: Elite gastronomy in the Maya area", published in Ancient Mesoamerica and ranked as the paper of the month cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Feb. 3 | Lecture Me! Hybrids, chance and adaptation Join @utmeeu & @mississaugalib at 7 p.m. with Professor Lauren Schroeder from the department of anthropology to explore the evolutionary process in human evolution and more. More info 💙 bit.ly/3K0Eur5

'An industrial scale of misapplication': #UTM research questions use of psych assessments in courts ⚖️ bit.ly/3YNsUY0

📢New publication announcement! Check out our special issue of Young Anthropology Vol. 6: Notes from the Field! UTM Anthropology undergraduate students share reflections on how experiential learning opportunities shaped their perspectives and studies. 📔 jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ya/i…

Prof. Stephen Scharper was a guest speaker on CBC's Ideas podcast, in an episode entitled 'Gospel and the Landscape': Inventing Environmental Ethics. 📻🍃 cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

We’re thrilled to see Dr. Ramsey and Dr. Florins @sannaflorin new paper featured in the press! The study reveals that early Homo sapiens were plant-processing problem-solvers unlocking calories that shaped our evolution. Read the coverage here: 🔗 discovermagazine.com/early-humans-m…

Congratulations to one of our first undergraduate volunteers Xintong Gao for receiving a UTM Undergraduate Research Grant! Their project at RLEA investigates how ancient Maya communities prepared and used cacao in both daily and ritual life.

Biological anthropologist Dr. Creighton Avery co-edited a new volume, "Small Adults or Big Kids? Exploring Archaeological and Bioarcheological Approaches to Adolescence", published by Berghahn Books. 📙 #UTM #osteology #bioarchaeology berghahnbooks.com/title/AverySma…

Dr. Monica Ramsey's latest research is featured in Discover Magazine: “Our species evolved as plant-loving, tool-using foodies who could turn almost anything into dinner" @Ramsey_Lab🌱#UTM #archaeology discovermagazine.com/early-humans-m…

Are we living in a sleep dystopia or are we on the verge of a sleep enlightenment? 🤔 In this Short Answer, David Samson, associate prof. of Anthropology @UTM digs in on the myths & truths of sleep around the globe plus ways to improve our Zzs & well-being in the process. #UofT

We are delighted to announce the recent publication by Dr. Monica Ramsey and Dr. Anna Florin @sannaflorin in the Journal of Archaeological Research, titled: The Broad Spectrum Species: Plant Use and Processing as Deep Time Adaptations. rdcu.be/eRHhJ

2/2: Their paper “The Broad Spectrum Species: Plant-Use and Processing as Deep-Time Adaptations” is published in the Journal of Archaeological Research. #UTM #paleoethnobotany #archaeology doi.org/10.1007/s10814…

1/2: Ever think plants were just a side note in early human history? New open-access research by Monica Ramsey @Ramsey_Lab and co-author Anna Florin @sannaflorin (ANU) shows plant use was core to early human survival and adaptation globally. ⬇️

Join us on December 1 for a lecture by Christopher J. Bae, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa! utsc.utoronto.ca/anthropology/a… #uoft #uoftevents #utsc #utscanthro #paleoanthropology

Nov. 17 - Nov. 21 | International Education Week (IEW) Happening this week at #UTM! Celebrate diversity, culture and international education. 🥍 Learn to play 💃 Global Dance Fusion 💙 & more More information ➡️ bit.ly/3Ys98kj