October 7, 2024
The Mesoamerican Archaeology Lab is located in Chemistry 106A on the UCF campus. Brigitte Kovacevich and Michael Callaghan are the PIs of the lab which primarily focuses on lithic (stone tool) and ceramic analysis as well as experimental archaeology. Laboratory equipment includes a Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence device (HHXRF), a metallurgical microscope, petrographic microscopes, dino lite […]
November 2, 2022
The Department of Anthropology in conjunction with Study Abroad at UCF designed a program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in bioarchaeology. This course will use the tools of bioarchaeology to teach students about how to investigate demography, health, and disease through the ethical analysis of human remains in the Croatia past and present, including […]
December 23, 2016
Dr. Neil Duncan directs the Paleoethnobotany and Environmental Archaeology Laboratory in the department of Anthropology at UCF. Research in the laboratory centers on understanding the interrelationships of peoples and plants in the past and the interrelationships of subsistence and landscape through time. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art technology for the analysis and interpretation of […]
May 22, 2026
PH.D. ALUMNI Since the first cohort completed the Ph.D. program in Spring 2022, 100% of Ph.D. graduates are currently employed. Of those graduates, 67% hold academic positions, including postdoctoral scholars, tenure-track assistant professors, adjunct faculty, and visiting professors. Alumni are currently affiliated with institutions such as the University of Central Florida, University of Kentucky, Macalester […]
May 22, 2026
M.A. ALUMNI Since Fall 2020, the department has tracked the outcomes of M.A. graduates. Among those tracked, 100% are either employed full time or pursuing advanced graduate study. Seventy-four percent (74%) are currently employed full time in a wide range of fields, including archaeology, cultural resource management, government agencies, education, museums, nonprofits, and research organizations. […]
May 19, 2026
Annalise is a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology with a focus in Byzantine archaeology and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS). She holds a Geographic Information Systems Certificate from the University of Central Florida, a Master of Theological Studies from Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, and a B.A. from the University […]
May 18, 2026
The UCF Department of Anthropology is generally unable to evaluate, identify, authenticate, appraise, or provide dating services for found artifacts, fossils, bones, or other objects. Artifacts and Fossils: For assistance, we recommend contacting the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. Their research department can be reached at 352-392-1721. You may also visit their […]
March 6, 2025
Tannistha Chakraborty is a PhD student in Biological Anthropology at the University of Central Florida, specializing in paleoanthropology. Her research, under the advisement of Dr. Sarah Freidline, focuses on facial growth and bone modeling in the genus Homo during dental eruption. She holds a B.A. (Hons) in Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology from Visva-Bharati […]
March 6, 2025
Julia Sponholtz is a current PhD student specializing in archaeology and paleoethnobotany at the University of Central Florida. Julia received a B.A. in Anthropology and Spanish, a B.S. in Biology from the University of Alabama in 2020 and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Alabama in 2022. Julia is working under the advisement […]
August 27, 2024
Greetings and welcome to the Department of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida (UCF)! Our faculty, staff, and students remain dedicated to the anthropological mission of advancing understandings of human variation across time, culture, and geography. With 20 core faculty representing the discipline’s primary subfields of archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology, we […]
