Department of Anthropology UCF

The Future of Academic Anthropology

Anthropology Faculty 2019 Group Shot The UCF Department of Anthropology represents the future of academic anthropology. The department has a four-field and interdisciplinary approach with faculty strengths in archaeology, ethnography, forensics and osteology. Through its combination of face-to-face interaction, web delivery and field research, with both undergraduate and graduate students, the department seeks to advance anthropological concepts by actively investigating questions of relevance to the modern world.

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Class Spotlight: Mummies: Life After Death

Note: Answers have been edited for length. Associate Lecturer of Anthropology Sandra Wheeler, Ph.D., has been teaching at the University of Central Florida since 2010,…

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Summer Research Program Provides Senior Fresh Perspectives

Senior Hannah Haynes is viewing her Anthropology classes through a new lens thanks to an invaluable summer experience offered through the National Science Foundation…

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Achievements Celebrated at 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards

The College of Sciences recognized 10 alumni for their achievements Thursday at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The annual event brings together outstanding alumni…

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Uncovering History Through Undergraduate Research

UCF senior Alexandra Kulenguski headed to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to spend her break working as an Archaeology and Digital Heritage Technician…

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Oct 23 5:00 pm

October GEEOlogue Meeting

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Teaching Academy Room 130 It’s our second GEEOlogue meeting. We will be hosting a movie screening of the 2016 award-winning documentary, Before The Flood. Following the movie, UCF professor, Richard…