Hundreds of Armenian heritage sites at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh
Faculty researchers paint a picture of what will happen if multilateral organizations fail to protect Armenian cultural heritage as as Azerbaijan shells the disputed region.
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Tracing the human career from the emergence of the species to the contemporary global moment
Department of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology faculty conduct ethnographic and archaeological as well as biological research that brings hard-won fieldwork to the development of cutting edge social and cultural theories. Our students and faculty work around the globe: from Ithaca, India and Indonesia to the Caribbean and Central America; from Japan, Africa and Nepal to China and the Caucasus; and from the circumpolar North to the Global South.
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Anthropology news
Fulbright-Hays awardees prioritize community-engaged discoveries 
The competitive fellowships send PhD students abroad for up to 12 months to build on their language proficiency, engage with other cultures and complete significant dissertation research on global cultures and societies.
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Engaged Opportunity Grants fund projects from Tompkins to Tanzania
The funded community-engaged learning projects provide opportunities for students to excavate ancient Pompeii, establish a community garden in Moshi, Tanzania and more.
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A&S dean Jayawardhana named provost at Johns Hopkins
Rachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.
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Three A&S professors among finalists for Falling Walls summit
The Falling Walls Science Summit 2023, set for November 7-9 in Berlin, will explore the forefront of scientific trends that shape the world.
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Featured Anthropology Major: Bianca Garcia '23
"This degree has spoken to every part of myself that I’ve ever been proud of and uncovered parts that I’ve since grown to love."
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Einaudi seed grants finding fertile soil
Faculty from six colleges across Cornell tackle issues ranging from the health of endangered wild dogs to the spread of misinformation through social media.
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Undergraduate Study
Anthropology provides the global perspective and critical thinking skills that will open doors to a wide range of career paths. The major will also prepare you for graduate study in anthropology.
Student Opportunities:
Anthro Events
Sep
22
Friday
03:00 PM
The Bernd Lambert Memorial Lecture with Sharika Thiranagama
McGraw Hall
165
Sep
29
Friday
09:15 AM
Central New York Humanities Corridor working group on Health Humanities Fall 2023 Gathering: Food/Justice/Healing
Africana Studies and Research Center
Sep
29
Friday
10:00 AM
Keynote Address: Hanna Garth
Africana Studies and Research Center
AFC 120 Multipurpose Rm
Oct
03
Tuesday
05:00 PM
Trans Studies NOW! "The Work of Trans Affect"
A. D. White House
Oct
06
Friday
03:00 PM
Anthropology Colloquium: Natali Valdez
McGraw Hall
165
Oct
13
Friday
03:00 PM
Anthropology Colloquium: Olanrewaju Lasisi
McGraw Hall
165
Oct
20
Friday
03:00 PM
Oct
27
Friday
09:30 AM
The Next Monsoon: Climate Change and Contemporary Cultural Production in South Asia
Johnson Museum of Art
Oct
27
Friday
01:00 PM
Uyghur Children in China’s Genocide - a symposium
Goldwin Smith Hall
76
Department Collections
The Anthropology Collections include approximately 20,000 items representing human activity around the world from the Lower Paleolithic to the present. Archaeological and ethnographic materials are about equally represented.
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York State, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters. This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.