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Megan Brickley, Canada Research Chair in Bioarchaeology of Human Disease

It is International Women's Day, as the world celebrates women, we'd like to salute the Department of Anthropology's Megan Brickley, the Canada Research Chair ...

McMaster experts say Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer

After months of painstaking research and analysis, an international team, including McMaster Anthropology experts, have concluded that Chile’s celebrated Nobel ...

Dental X-rays can reveal vitamin D deficiency

Now, your dentist may be able to detect vitamin D deficiency before it becomes a major problem, according to a recent study. Vitamin D deficiency, a serious ...

Postdoctoral researcher Ana Duggan among Canada's brightest young scholars

Postdoctoral Ana Duggan receives prestigious Banting Fellow for her project "The history of the aboriginal people of Newfoundland and Labrador"

Anthropology Colloquium Series | Dr. Andrea Waters-Rist, University of Western Ontario

Title: “Infant Diet and Health in a Rural 19th-century Dutch Community: Paleodiet meets Paleopathology”, Date: Tuesday, October 1st, Location: LR Wilson Hall, ...

Using archaeology to understand the past, present and future of climate change

Andrew Roddick, associate professor of Anthropology uses ancient examples in Bolivia and Florida to demonstrate, climate doesn’t determine our futures. Our ...

SNAP! Follow Dr. Tristan Carter's crew in Naxos Greece

Some very interesting things are coming out of this early (260,000 year old!) prehistoric stone tool manufacturing site. Follow them this summer on their blog, ...

One anthropology student’s 36-year journey to graduation

In 1981, Paula Turner, with no money and no support system, was forced to leave university. Today, she will walk across McMaster’s convocation stage to receive ...

Food Is About Far More Than Bodily Sustenance

Food is at the heart of culture: It is at the center of gatherings ranging from weddings to funerals, and it’s a critical part of everyday life. Not only are ...

Anthropology Colloquium Series | Dr. Sandra Widmer

"Well-Being for Melanesia": Alternative Indicators, Local Expertise and Women's Pregnancy Care in Vanuatu Dr. Sandra Widmer, Assistant Professor of ...