Department of Anthropology News
Anthropology focuses on the spectrum of the human experience - past and present. An anthropology degree balances practical, applied, and theoretical research within liberal arts, as well as interdisciplinary education.
Current Anthropology News
Groundbreaking discovery was the norm for Rebel researchers in 2022. Here's a selection of our favorite news-making UNLV research highlights from the year.
A roundup of prominent news stories highlighting university pride, research, and community collaboration.
In new paper, UNLV-led anthropology team balks at a widely held belief that modern humans experienced an evolutionary decrease in brain size.
This admin assistant has been running around campus since she was a kid. Now she's the 2022 President's Classified Employee of the Year.
A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.
A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV experts who made headlines locally, nationally, and around the world.
Anthropology In The News
DRI archaeologist Greg Haynes, Ph.D., recently completed a synthetic report on the prehistoric ceramic artifacts of the Colorado and Mojave deserts for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert District (CDD). The CDD manages the 11 million-acre California Desert Conservation Area, which holds cultural artifacts dating back thousands of years. Following a century of research on the prehistoric people and cultures of the Colorado and Mojave deserts of California, this is the first large-scale synthesis focused on ceramics and what they can tell us about the past.
The remains have caused a public stir, but authorities say the falling water level due to the climate crisis is the real scandal
The remains have caused a public stir, but authorities say the falling water level due to the climate crisis is the real scandal
When human ancestors evolved to walk upright, they may have done so in trees, suggests new research published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.
In a surprise twist, the evolution of human bipedalism might have nothing to do with learning to walk on land—but up in trees.
This year, as human-caused climate change steadily warms the planet, depleting bodies of water, melting ice, and strengthening storms exposed a bevy of lost treasures and forgotten stories.
