Anthropology
UNH Researchers Help Unearth What is Believed to be King Pompey Homestead
Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England. “We are... Read More
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05/28/24Discovering Ina Jane Doe
Amy Michael, assistant professor of anthropology and director of UNH’s Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery Lab, and true crime... -
02/22/24Anthropology Researcher Helps Unearth Major Site in Andes
UNH postdoctoral researcher Alex Putnam-Garcia was part of the team that excavated one of the earliest-known circular plaza sites in the Americas. -
02/07/23Retracing Colonists’ Spread into Great Bay
Researchers are using an innovative tactic to reveal the decision-making behind the early English colonists' movements into Great Bay. -
02/07/23Gilman Scholarships Send Eight Students Abroad
Eight UNH students will set out for global destinations this spring as recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, immersing...
Recent Stories
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10/01/16 - Introducing ... New FacultyOne wrote a book about the funerals of AIDS victims in Swaziland. Another is researching an eighteenth-century French artist and his aesthetic relationship to Madame de Pompadour... Read More -
09/08/16 - UNH Anthropologist Meghan Howey has publication in PLOS ONEAnthropology Professor Meghan Howey has new publication in PLOS ONE: Detecting Precontact Anthropogenic Microtopographic Features in a Forested Landscape with Lidar: A Case Study... Read More -
06/21/16 - "Geospatial modeling approach to monument construction using Michigan from A.D. 1000-1600 as a case study"Meghan Howey, Michael Palace and Crystal McMichael have their article "Geospatial modeling approach to monument construction using Michigan from A.D. 1000-1600 as a case study"... Read More
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05/20/16 - Anthropology Welcomes Three New ProfessorsThree professors will be joing the Department of Anthropology in the fall of 2016 Read More -
05/19/16 - Pr Lugalla retires after teaching 22 years in AnthropologyNot Stopping Dr Joe Lugalla, long-tiime Professor in Anthropology, is retiring You'd think that Joe Lugalla might want to just relax. He has worked for more than 40 years as an... Read More -
04/26/16 - Anthropology Major Ellis Codd presented his paper at 2016 Undergraduate Research ConferenceEllis Codd presented his paper at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Conference. His paper "discusses the appropriation of native Hawaiian culture. European settlers who came to... Read More
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04/21/16 - Pr Howey discusses climate change in UNH SPARK 2016 Research ReviewThe Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research chose "20 of the university's top climate researchers" to contribute to the annual 2016 Research Review SPARK magazine. ... Read More
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04/20/16 - A Few of Our Favorite ThingsIt’s not just about the money. It may seem that way when looking at the impact climate change could have on New Hampshire’s key tourism industries: The state annually collects $... Read More -
03/10/16 - COLA Faculty Honored with University Awards and ProfessorshipsFaculty members in the College of Liberal Arts have been selected for a number of prestigious university awards. Faculty university-wide awards for 2016 have gone to Gregory... Read More -
12/10/15 - Building Rome and Finding the Perfect CareerCollege can be crazy busy, with students attending an average of four classes per semester, participating in student organizations and athletics, working and often balancing both... Read More