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Cornell’s Department of Anthropology is one of the most respected programs in the world with a long tradition of innovation and a legacy of leadership in the discipline. The work of its faculty traces the human career from the emergence of the species to the contemporary global moment.
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Representing human activity around the world

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.
Located in 150 McGraw Hall, part of the original University Museum, the Collections are primarily a teaching and research tool and are not open to the public but can be visited by appointment by individuals and groups. Classes of up to 20 students can easily arrange sessions in the Collections to work with particular materials; many items can be signed out by faculty for use in their classes when a full visit to the Collections is not warranted. Click here for more information on the Anthropology Collections.

A long tradition of research and learning
The Cornell Department of Anthropology, as a separate entity, was formed in 1962. However, anthropology has been practiced at Cornell nearly from the founding of the university.
The department history page details our rich past, including the first century, the Cornell totem pole and the cross-cultural methodology project.
Anthropology News


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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$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects
A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
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Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
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'I have discovered the true value of my own work'
Bianca Garcia is an anthropology and College Scholar major.
Read MoreChloe Ahmann receives NEH Summer Stipend for archival research
Chloe Ahmann (Anthropology) receives NEH Summer Stipend for archival research.
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Radar, AI identify Alaska Native Spanish flu victims burial site
The finding helps clarify the historical record for the Indigenous communities devastated by the 1918-19 pandemic.
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