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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05/22/17 - Caitlin Burnett ('20) is participating in Summer 2017 study abroad program in BhutanOn May 24, Caitlin Burnett and four other UNH undergraduates will travel to Bhutan and, working alongside five students from the Royal Thimphu College, spend two weeks looking at... Read More -
05/19/17 - Rebecca Philibert Receives Robert Leblanc Memorial Award to Study Abroad in PeruAnthropology Major Rebecca Philibert received a study abroad scholarship and was honored by the?Center for International Education and Global Engagement?(CIEGE).? Rebecca explains... Read More -
03/27/17 - Class Fieldtrip to the UNH Organic Dairy facility in Lee, NHOn March 24th, Robin Sheriff’s ANTH 510 Animals, Identity and Culture class visited the UNH Organic Dairy facility in Lee.? The tour, led by Kimberly Meader, was part of a class... Read More -
03/03/17 - Publicly Engaged HumanitiesEleanor Harrison-Buck has been awarded a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship.? Read More -
02/17/17 - UNH Anthropologist Svetlana Peshkova Discusses Women's Activism for Russian AudienceSvetlana Peshkova, associate professor of anthropology at UNH, was interviewed by the Central Asian Analytical Network about women's marches and women's political activism in post... Read More
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02/10/17 - "Women's Marches": Socio-Political Activism of Central Asian Women (an Interview with Svetlana Peshkova)Pr Peshkova is interviewed by the Central Asian Analytical Network (CAAN). Her interview is made available to both the Russian and English speaking community.? (for English use... Read More
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02/02/17 - Anthropology Lecturer, Allysha Winburn has newly published commentary in the Journal of Forensic IdentificationAllysha Winburn shares her newly published commentary in the Journal of Forensic Identification - a collaboration with another forensic anthropologist and a cultural... Read More
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01/23/17 - Next Year's Sidore Series To Ask: "Who Owns the Past?"Gregory McMahon (Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies), Svetlana Peshkova (Anthropology), Nicole Ruane (Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies), R. Scott Smith (Classics,... Read More
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01/12/17 - Meghan Howey is interviewed by Michigan Radio (npr)Michigan Radio (part of npr.org) interviewed Anthropology Professor, Meghan Howey. Read More
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10/04/16 - Pr Peshkova and Pr Harrison-Buck receive funding for public humanities projects? Many universities have encouraged their faculty to undertake engaged scholarship, partnering with communities and public organizations for mutual benefit. This is especially... Read More