Recent News
Personal Adornment and the Construction of Identity: A Global Archaeological Perspective
Posted: Sep 07, 2021 - 01:00pm
Dr. Hannah Mattson, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, has published her new edited volume Personal Adornment and the Construction of Identity: A Global Archaeological Perspective with Oxbow Press. Objects of adornment have been a subject of...read more
Ruizhe Liu Awarded NSF Cultural Anthropology Research Experience for Graduates
Posted: Sep 07, 2021 - 12:15pm
Ruizhe Liu, Evolutionary Anthropology doctoral student, has been awarded an NSF Cultural Anthropology Research Experience for Graduates for her project Does market integration reduce reliance on kin? Abstract From evolutionary theory, people ...read more
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology to Reopen August 17
Posted: Aug 11, 2021 - 12:00pm
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will reopen to the public on Tuesday, August 17. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Maxwell parking is free and parking is free on the UNM campus on weekends. Read more about exhib...read more
Anastasia Theodoropoulos Awarded the 2021-2022 Anthropology Dissertation Fellowship
Posted: Jul 28, 2021 - 01:00pm
Anastasia Theodoropoulos has been awarded the 2021-2022 Anthropology Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship provides funding for a senior graduate student to complete their dissertation research. Research AbstractIn recent decades Braz...read more
Dr. Russell Greaves named Director of the Office of Contract Archaeology
Posted: Jul 28, 2021 - 12:00pm
Dr. Russell Greaves, UNM Alum, has been appointed Director of the Office of Contract Archaeology. His 39-year career crosscuts the breadth of anthropology, with research, publications, and fieldwork spanning archaeology, ethnology, and evolutionary ...read more
NM Senator Martin Heinrich Visits OMI to Discuss Improving Identification for Missing and Murdered American Indians Project Using Newly Developed New Mexico Decedent Image Database
Posted: Jul 12, 2021 - 12:00pm
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) visited the Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) at The University of New Mexico recently to see the work being done by forensic anthropologist Heather Edgar and her team to improve the identification of Native Ameri...read more
In Memoriam: Philip Bock
Posted: Jun 22, 2021 - 12:00pm
On June 16, 2021 Dr. Philip Bock, Presidential Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, passed away in Albuquerque. Born in 1934, Phil Bock’s passing leaves gaping holes in many domains: the ethnography of the Micmac in Quebec and of peasant societ...read more
Emily Hayes Rich Receives a 2021-2022 Fulbright Award
Posted: Jun 16, 2021 - 01:00pm
Emily Hayes Rich, graduate student in Public Archaeology, has received a 2021-2022 Fulbright Scholar Award to support her research in Morocco. Her research focus is on the khettara traditional irrigation system. She hopes to be able to demonst...read more
Dr. Suzanne Oakdale Receives 2021-2021 Women in STEM Award
Posted: Jun 16, 2021 - 12:00pm
Dr. Suzanne Oakdale has received a 2021-2022 Women in STEM Award from UNM Advance for her project Claiming Celiac: Narratives of Illness and the Creation of New Worlds. The work looks at the experiences of people diagnosed with Celiac Disease,...read more
