Department of Anthropology

Students participate in Anthropology of Sports class — (Photo By Sophia Scull '25)

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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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Was Human Language Born Around the Campfire?

10/14/2026

Nathaniel Dominy, the Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology, is featured for his co-authored research exploring how communal fires may...
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Provost Announces Inaugural Leadership Fellows

9/4/2026

The three fellows will focus on such key university issues as AI and international partnerships.
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Rural Rivers Project Flood Response and Recovery Survey is Live

9/2/2026

The Rural Rivers Project Flood Response and Recovery Survey focuses on flood response and recovery in Vermont over the last 20 years. This...

Recent Publications

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Moonlight and the apotheosis of sacred baboons

Dominy, N. J., & Hobaiter, C.

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Remote Sensing-Based Analysis of Archaeological Site Damage in Syria: Revisiting a Post-War Landscape

Casana J, Clayton JA, Lamberth M, Ferwerda C.

Book

The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 3: Bridges Between Franz Boas and Russian Anthropology (Franz Boas Papers Documentary Edition)

Sergei A. Kan, et al.

Flashes of Responsibility: Craft, Ethics, and Impact in Global Health Ethnography

Sienna R. Craig, et al.

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