Department of Anthropology UCF

The Future of Academic Anthropology

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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Summer ’19 Ph.D. Grads Honored At Reception

The Summer ’19 doctorate degree students were recognized Friday at a special reception. Graduates celebrated their achievement with their faculty advisors, family, College of…

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Summer Commencement Launches Careers of New COS Grads

Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of UCF’s newest College of Sciences graduates on Saturday. Jeremy Ivy, 23, is a psychology graduate, and plans on…

Anthropology

Medieval Bones Reveal Diet Secrets

Jane Holmstrom doesn’t speak medieval French, but that hasn’t stopped her from learning from the long-dead residents of Saint-Jean-de-Todon in Laudun, France. The bioarchaeology…

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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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Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Meeting for UCF Faculty and Staff

Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern SlaveryMeeting for UCF Faculty and Staff September 4, 2019College of Sciences Building, Room 22112:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch is provided Come learn about the center, its mission and goals for…