Department of Anthropology

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The shared goal of anthropology's various subfields is to contribute to a global picture of the human experience and, accordingly, Dartmouth's Department of Anthropology offers a four-field program of study in archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.

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Professor Jiajing Wang Featured in New Scientist

12/11/2025

Professor Jiajing Wang examines what prompted ancient humans to transition from hunting and gathering to farming. Utilizing new technology...
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Madeleine McLeester Interviewed on Michigan Public Radio

12/10/2025

In a recent interview with Michigan Public Radio, Professor Madeleine McLeester discusses a Dartmouth-lead study of an unexpectedly vast...
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Sergei Kan Speaks in Alaska for Native American Heritage Month

12/3/2025

In November, Professor Sergei Kan traveled to Alaska to deliver a series of talks about his most recent book, "The Tlingit in Sitka: The...

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Evolved birth physiology meets modern birth practice: Sustained effects of planned cesarean delivery on child hair cortisol in Brazil

Zaneta M. Thayer, et al.

Higher oxygen content and transport characterize high-altitude ethnic Tibetan women with the highest lifetime reproductive succe

Shenghao Ye, Jiayang Sun, Sienna R. Craig, Cynthia M. Beall

The Tlingit in Sitka: The Photography of Elbridge W. Merrill

Sergei A. Kan

Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon

Maron E. Greenleaf

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