A "New York Times" reviewer writes that in DeSilva's new book, "First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human," the associate professor of anthropology "proposes that our bipedalism is at the root of our uniqueness as a species ... neatly braiding his own research with the wider narrative and history of human evolution."

Woolly mammoths may have walked the landscape at the same time as the earliest humans in what is now New England, according to a Dartmouth...

Egyptian mummified baboons may help unlock secrets of a lost civilization known as the Land of Punt, according to a new study by Nathaniel...

Dale Eickelman is honored and recognized for his exceptional service to the field of Middle East Studies. Over 18 years at NYU, 27 at...

Maron Greenleaf has been awarded a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Wenner-Gren Foundation.

A Dartmouth-led study using multi-sensor drones has revealed a large, circular earthwork at what may be Etzanoa, an archaeological site near...

Dartmouth professor, Sienna Craig, in collaboration with anthropologists from several other institutions was awarded a competitive Social...

Haitian Deportees Face an Unconscionable Crisis During the Pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit New Hampshire, many public health leaders worried about the state's rural communities. Smaller towns...

"Rites of Passage: The Biology, Psychology, and Culture of Life's Transitions," co-taught by Sienna Craig, associate professor of...