For nearly a century, the Department of Anthropology has prepared students in sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. With 17 faculty members and about 40 graduate students, the department teaches approximately 1800 undergraduate students each year. Anthropology is a field that straddles the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The department houses a number of archeology and biological anthropology laboratories that play an important role in our teaching and research. The faculty offers a rich array of courses, teaching across geographical, chronological and analytical frameworks. Our faculty and students regularly receive grants and awards for their teaching and research. An extensive program of colloquia, lectures and publi