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Faculty, Sociocultural Anthropology

What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities

1.22.26

Biological Anthropology, Faculty, Research

How WashU scientists are helping a Metro East town battle a public health crisis

1.14.26

Archaeology, Faculty

Archaeologists May Have Found the Lost Iron City of the Silk Road in the Remote Highlands of Uzbekistan

Researchers are uncovering what they think is the metropolis of Marsmanda, an iron-making city that could rewrite the history of the famed trade route.

12.9.25

Biological Anthropology, Departmental News, Faculty, Research

She Was Half Ape, Half Human—and She May Hold the Secret to What Makes Us Who We Are

10.30.25

Archaeology, Departmental News, Faculty, Graduate, Research

Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?

10.30.25

10.17.25

What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities

How WashU scientists are helping a Metro East town battle a public health crisis

Archaeologists May Have Found the Lost Iron City of the Silk Road in the Remote Highlands of Uzbekistan

She Was Half Ape, Half Human—and She May Hold the Secret to What Makes Us Who We Are

Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?

Recognizing distinguished faculty

Sanz awarded Saint Louis Zoo Conservation Award

Faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

2021 Photography Contest

Crickette Sanz named AAAS Fellow

2021 Anthropology Graduation Ceremony

Alyse Kuhlman and Krista Milich Win Dean's Community Response Award

Krista Milich honored with Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award

Lester’s book on eating disorders wins Victor Turner Prize

Natalia Guzmán Solano Wins ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowship

Wrighton named inaugural holder of Wertsch professorship

Professor Rebecca Lester's book won 3rd prize in the 2020 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing