Anthropology, the study of Humanity's past, present, and future, has four subdisciplines: biological anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. Within these subdisciplines, NAU's Anthropology Department has a wide range of focal areas that attract students from a variety of backgrounds, including;
- Health and Healing
- Environmental Sustainability
- Communities, Globalization, and Policy
- Language Preservation
- Human Osteology
- Bioarchaeology
- Medical anthropology
- Visual anthropology
- Linguistic anthropology
- Cultural preservation
- Cultural resource management
- Public archaeology
- Corporate anthropology
- Environmental anthropology
- Museums
- Education
NAU Department of Anthropology video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHkSXub0D2Y
This newly established award is in memory of former NAU graduate student Kenny Acord and will be awarded to a deserving graduate student studying archaeology. Please click here to learn more about Kenny and how to donate to this fund.
President Haeger presented President's Award to Miguel Vasquez
President's Award to Anthropology Professor
Anthropology Graduate Student, Ted Tsouras
Developing a Preservation Ethic
Anthropology professor, Dr. Robert Trotter works with GM to patent collaboration model:
NAU professor works with GM to patent collaboration model
Liguistic Anthropology Special Speaker - Bambi Schieffelin:
Translation difficulties highlighted at NAU lecture series
Professor, Dr. Cathy Small's new book as featured in the New York Times:
What a Profesor Learned as an Undercover Freshman
NAU Anthropology receives gift to support graduate student's research:
NAU graduate student, Ted Tsouras receives a generous gift in support of his ongoing thesis research.
Footprints of the Ancestors
As part of the Hopi Footprints project, "Footprints of the Ancestors" kicks off its first year.
Car culture: Anthropology Students Observe GM:
Inside NAU follows Dr. Trotter and two Anthropology graduate students at GM.
Alumni Kaylene Day and her applied linguistic anthropological work with a California tribe:
Saving the Serrano tongue
Putting the 'Her' in Heritage:
NAU alumna Linda Marie Golier is making her passion for sustainable tourism the bedrock of the Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage effort.
