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.
Jim Waldram, one of our faculty member was featured in Thinking: A Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work Collaboration Collider.

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

Award-winning archaeology student to search for unmarked graves at residential school site 

Olenka Kawchuk wants to use her education in archaeology at the University of Saskatchewan to further reconciliation in Canada

The New York Times: Cold and remote Saskatoon provides its own warmth 

College of Arts and Science faculty member Ernie Walker and alumna Ashlyn George are featured in this article about Saskatoon as a tourist destination