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Anthropology Department
12th and Lewis Street
Dept 3431
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766-5136
Fax: 307 766-2473
Email: anthro@uwyo.edu

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, Africa, Native America and more, constituting a center of multicultural global research at UW.

Anthropology Degrees:

  • Undergraduate B.A., including basic coverage of archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology.
  • Graduate M.A., including basic coverage of archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology.
  • Graduate Ph.D., focusing on Paleoindian, plains, and hunter-gatherer archaeology.


News

Interior Department Recognizes UW’s Kelly

Interior Department Recognizes UW’s Kelly

February 18, 2013 — University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology Professor Robert Kelly received the Secretary of Interior’s Partnerships in Conservation Award for a project that uses ice patch archaeology and paleobiology to track climate change.

UW Professors Explore Climate Impacts on Bighorn Basin Populations Over the Last 13,000 Years

UW Professors Explore Climate Impacts on Bighorn Basin Populations Over the Last 13,000 Years

January 3, 2013 — During the past 13,000 years, Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin has experienced significant increases in population growth -- due primarily to periods of high effective moisture and moderate temperatures -- according to three University of Wyoming professors. By contrast, when water levels were lower and temperatures higher, the state’s populations of hunter-gatherers decreased or may have even disappeared altogether, they concur.

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Field School Opportunities

The UW Anthropology Department offers rigorous and unique Field School opportunities in multiple countries.

Frison Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

The Frison Institute enhances and promotes anthropology's research and educational programs.

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