Research

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Our Research

Research in Anthropology 

Washington University's Department of Anthropology has a strong reputation for scholarly excellence.  Faculty and students conduct research around the world, and we reach across time from the Oligocene to the present.  Our research strengths are enhanced by the department’s commitment to training students in the history and foundations of anthropological theory. 
 
Faculty Research Spotlights
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Biomarkers of Immune Function and Health

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Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology Lab

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Primate Genetics and Molecular Ecology Lab (PGAME)

Two monkeys nuzzle one another affectionately against a black background

Primate Behavior Lab

skulls

Evolutionary Morphology Lab

Biomarker Lab Work

Biomarkers and Milk Research Lab

two skulls of primates, side-by-side on bare ground

Zooarchaeology Lab

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South American Archaeology Lab

michael frachetti holds ceramic shard

Spatial Analysis, Interpretation, and Exploration (SAIE) Lab

Mesoamerican Lab

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Laboratory for the Analysis of Early Food-Webs (LAEF)

sand-colored buildings in Morocco

African Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology Lab

Geoarchaeology Lab

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Primate Films Database

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Biomarkers of Immune Function and Health

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Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology Lab

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Primate Genetics and Molecular Ecology Lab (PGAME)

Two monkeys nuzzle one another affectionately against a black background

Primate Behavior Lab

skulls

Evolutionary Morphology Lab

Biomarker Lab Work

Biomarkers and Milk Research Lab

two skulls of primates, side-by-side on bare ground

Zooarchaeology Lab

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South American Archaeology Lab

michael frachetti holds ceramic shard

Spatial Analysis, Interpretation, and Exploration (SAIE) Lab

Mesoamerican Lab

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Laboratory for the Analysis of Early Food-Webs (LAEF)

sand-colored buildings in Morocco

African Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology Lab

Geoarchaeology Lab

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Primate Films Database

African Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology Lab

Biomarkers and Milk Research Lab

Biomarkers of Immune Function and Health

Evolutionary Morphology Lab

Geoarchaeology Lab

Laboratory for the Analysis of Early Food-Webs (LAEF)

Mesoamerican Lab

Primate Behavior Lab

Primate Films Database

Primate Genetics and Molecular Ecology Lab (PGAME)

Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology Lab

South American Archaeology Lab

Spatial Analysis, Interpretation, and Exploration (SAIE) Lab

Zooarchaeology Lab