Welcome

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming is known throughout the state of Wyoming and the region for its leadership in research and public education about our unique archaeological heritage. The department is achieving national and international recognition for its research programs. In addition to the commitment to Wyoming-based research, Anthropology faculty offer UW international expertise in areas such as the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and Native America, constituting a center of multicultural global research at UW. The department currently has fourteen faculty and one academic professional research scientist.

The Anthropology Department offers B.A., M.A, and Ph.D. Degrees. Our B.A. and M.A. programs include basic coverage of the four fields of anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology. The Ph.D. program focuses on Paleoindian, plains, and hunter-gatherer archaeology.

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News

UW’s Strauss Named to Anthropology Association's Climate Change Task Force

February 13, 2012 — University of Wyoming Associate Professor of Anthropology Sarah Strauss has been appointed to the American Anthropological Association's new nine-member Global Climate Change Task Force.

UW Anthropologist to Be Featured on the Discovery Channel

September 26, 2011 — Todd Surovell, associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology, will appear as one of four experts on the Discovery program, “I Caveman,” scheduled to air at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Check television listings for local channel information.

Contact Information

Anthropology Department
Dr. Mary Lou Larson, Department Head
Room 106
Anthropology Building
12th and Lewis Streets
Dept 3431
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5136
Fax: (307) 766-2473
Email: anthro@uwyo.edu