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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, ...

Title: “it is the key to the whole continent…Archaeology at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY

Anthropology Colloquium Series | Dr. Susan Maguire, Buffalo State College SUNY Date: Tuesday November 19 Location: LR Wilson Hall 3001 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm

Dr. Peter Ramsden wins J.V. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award

This past weekend, the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS) awarded Dr. Peter Ramsden the J.V. Wright award for his contribution to the development of ...

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 ...

Monks had their flesh ripped off before burial

Department of Anthropology recently defended PhD Robert Stark, findings from 1,000-year-old monastery in Sudan reveals the grisly ritual