News: Department of Anthropology

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Arts and Culture |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Honors College student Nathalie Martinez reflects on the stories and impact of Latinex artists.

Representatives from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians wrap 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Marta Meana in a blanket as part of the tribe's gift announcement to the university.
Campus News |

A collection of news stories from February highlighting the people and research of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

u.n.l.v. professor arya udry looks at a meteorite that she is holding up to the light
Research |

A collection of stories featuring interesting discoveries driven by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ that have made news in 2019.

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Campus News |

MGM College Opportunity Program at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ offers a flexible and affordable way for the company's employees to complete their degrees.

Mayan sculpture on display
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ archaeologists Arlen and Diane Chase spoke with Salt Lake City alums as the Alumni Association launches its new Rebels Forever membership structure.

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Research |

New 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study lays bare cultural reasons around the globe for bikini waxing and man-scaping.

A photo of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ archaeologists Diane and Arlen Chase examining items on the floor of a tomb in Caracol, Belize.
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Diane and Arlen Chase engage in fieldwork and new technologies to uncover Maya history at Caracol, Belize.

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Campus News |

The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ anthropology student Trevor Pollom's research in nutrition took him to Africa as a tribe transitions to cultivated crops.

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Research |

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.

Eric Fries
Research |

Archaeologist Eric Fries digs deep into the Maya civilization.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Research |

That pain in your neck may be from your tablet device, how librarians help keep students in school, a research course that has undergrads digging up viruses, and more.

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ anthropology researchers Daniel Benyshek, Laura Gryder, and Sharon Young found that placentophagy may not deliver the benefits practitioners anticipate.