WashU Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology is proud to announce Michael Frachetti has been named as the new co-director of the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures. strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/news/michael-f… Please join us in extending a heartfelt congratulations to Professor Frachetti!

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood. nytimes.com/2024/10/23/sci…

You're Invited! Join us on October 1st at 4:00 PM for an insightful talk by Dr. Adia Benton titled "Spy, Patrol, Police: Provisional Notes on Public Health's Martial Politics." Location: McMillan G052

Join us tomorrow (Aug. 20) to learn more about Anthropology and find out if it is the major for you! Our world-class professors will be giving laboratory tours and you can get a snack and chat with current members of the department. anthropology.wustl.edu/events/bear-be…

This evidence shows unambiguously that plant and animal domestication in a range of species entailed a more gradual transition spanning a few thousand years across extensive geographies. source.wustl.edu/2024/03/moveme…

"Researchers found a person’s preferred information sources made a difference in their level of knowledge, risk perception and protective behaviors." source.wustl.edu/2024/03/pandem…

We are excited for this film screening that's happening on Monday. Come by to learn more about Tibetan Pastoralists.

Our professors continue to do research that expands our understanding of ourselves and asks us to take a deeper look at our motivation and biases. artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/why-…

We are excited to have Dr. Tali Ziv from Johns Hopkins University giving a talk on "The Boundary: Medicaid Governance and Care in the U.S. City". We'd love to see you there. Thursday, Jan. 25 @ 4pm in McMillan G052. Reception to follow.

A new review hot off the presses by Dr. Krista Milich! Male-philopatric nonhuman primates and their potential role in understanding the evolution of human sociality onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… @KristaMilich @WUSTLbioanthro @WUSTLAnthro @evanthro

AUA's Scientific Panel/Host Program for #AUA70 will include Crickette Sanz, PhD & Jeffrey Gordon, MD | Register for the 2024 AUA Annual Meeting: buff.ly/3Nyu5Vh | @avidan_michael @SShaefi @HarrietHopfMD @WUSTLmed @WUSTLAnthro @WUSTLbioanthro @WUSTL_AnesRsrch @WUSTL

Our offices will be closed until Jan. 2, 2024. If you need to contact the anthropology department we will be accessible via email. Happy Holidays!

“This is the first evidence supported by both archaeology and ancient DNA.” source.wustl.edu/2023/12/earlie…

Our alumni are doing awesome things. We are proud to see the change Washington University in St. Louis students are making in the world. source.wustl.edu/2023/11/presid…

A happy hour will follow this week's Friday Archaeology at Blueberry Hill at 5:30pm. This will be a good opportunity for us to meet our guest speaker, Molly Carney, and to send off a successful semester of archaeology!

We're pleased to announce that Dr. Zachary DuBois from the University of Oregon will be giving a lecture as part of our ongoing colloquium series. This event is free and open to the public.