Department of Anthropology News
Anthropology focuses on the spectrum of the human experience from the past to the present. With a comprehensive and well-integrated curriculum, the Department of Anthropology teaches and trains students in a way that balances methodological and theoretical approaches in anthropology. Our courses and research programs are relevant on local and global scales, and we provide students with an insightful understanding of our shared humanity and diverse human cultures around the world.
Current Anthropology News
A selection of top headlines featuring UNLV experts from the front half of the fall semester.
Students explore the practical magic between physical and spirit worlds.
A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.
Jennifer Byrnes’ work has helped resolve unidentified and missing person cases, filling critical gaps in service and expertise.
The soon-to-be two-time UNLV alumna is helping graduate students find their voice and advocate for themselves.
Faculty and students from the Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Lab help solve missing persons cases.
Anthropology In The News
For many people, a good night’s sleep has become almost synonymous with eight uninterrupted hours: going to bed at the right time, staying asleep until morning and waking up feeling completely rested. Anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden argues that this ideal is more rigid than human sleep patterns have been throughout history.
Death is supposed to be the end of the road. The lights are out, the curtain has fallen. No breathing, no heartbeat—end of discussion, right? Not quite.
Hunter-gatherer communities are a window on how the human species learned to get a good night's rest. Here's what you can learn from them.
A year after ICE enforcement fears began emptying Latino festivals and parades, the pattern is still reshaping how communities gather — and what it's costing them.
Scientists drove ATVs for miles and then hiked miles more through dense forest to reach a site untouched by looting on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. They named it Minanbé, meaning “there is no path.”
New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.
