From prehistoric humanity all the way to contemporary cultural diversity, anthropologists engage with a wide range of issues and phenomena that affect individual and public life.
Waterloo's Anthropology research and teaching expertise covers three major sub-fields of the discipline: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological (physical) anthropology.
Events
Graduate Forum 2024
Please join us for the 8th annual Grad Forum where our Public Issues Anthropology MA students will present their research. Meet and greet our graduate students and professors and enjoy some refreshments!
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Brown Bag Talk by Ashley Piskor
Join us for a brown bag talk with Ashley Piskor on "Archaeologists in Support of Inuvialuit Cultural Heritage Engagement, Self-determination and Sovereignty."
Learn about supporting Inuvialuit cultural heritage through decolonizing archaeological practices. Everyone is welcome, and feel free to bring your lunch!
News
Convocation feature: Aparajita Bhattacharya
Public Issues Anthropology graduate found meaning in interdisciplinarity scholarship to expand her research interests and forge an exciting future
Latest Franklin Expedition discovery makes international headlines
Doug Stenton, Robert Park and team match living descendant's DNA to remains from ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition - and the media can't stop writing about it.
Recipient of the 2024 Sally Weaver Award
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Kasiah Ruddell is the recipient of this year's Sally Weaver Award.