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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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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Madeleine McLeester quoted in Leravi

11/11/2025

"Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable secret hidden in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula. Ancient fields, untouched for nearly a...
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How AI is Helping Archaeologists Make Discoveries

9/26/2025

Jesse Casana, W.J. Bryant 1925 Professor of Archaeology, is quoted in Nautilus about using artificial intelligence with remote imaging to identify archaeological sites.

Recent Publications

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Finding Fields: The Archaeology of Agricultural Landscapes

Madeleine McLeester (Guest Editor), Jesse Casana (Guest Editor)

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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