Department of Anthropology
Anthropologists study human beings and their connections to the world around them. Our department focuses on two fields of anthropology: archaeology and cultural anthropology. Archaeology is the study of artifacts and other physical remains of earlier societies in order to unravel the mysteries of human cultural diversity and adaptation. Cultural anthropology is the comprehensive study of human beings and their cultures, both past and present, in a comparative, cross-cultural and holistic light. Together, these related fields help us to understand people across human history. Archaeology and physical anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan focus on the past peoples of western Canada and the broader Circumpolar North. Our cultural anthropology program focuses on medical, environmental, and practicing and applied anthropology both locally and around the globe.
Exploring what it means to be human
USask graduate Marley J. Duckett studied human beings, past and present, in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
CBC Saskatoon
Sask. anthropologist says many lessons to be learned between 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19
"The caregiving responsibilities from 1918 onward have been done predominantly by women," says Dr. Pamela Downe (PhD)