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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
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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South American Archaeology Lab

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

Zooarchaeology 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

African Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology Lab

Geoarchaeology Lab

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

Mesoamerican Lab

South American Archaeology Lab

Spatial Analysis, Interpretation, and Exploration (SAIE) Lab

Zooarchaeology Lab

where we work

our work in print

From social interaction in the Bronze Age to how minds create societies, our faculty publish books on a wide range of topics. Find recent books from our faculty on the departmental bookshelf.

Explore the Faculty Bookshelf