Anthropology Department

Archaeology is the study of humans through the remains of their physical activities, usually through investigation and classification of sites and artifacts.

Also known as physical anthropology, this subfield focuses on human biology, past and present. Interest ranges from human origins and development to contemporary biological diversity.

Biological anthropologists explore the relationship between human biology and culture. Many study non-human primates in order to better understand the behaviour of our primate ancestors.

Social (or cultural) anthropology includes fieldwork to observe the relationship between people, culture and society in any part of the world in the recent past and present. This involves living or working with the community you are trying to understand. 

Applied Anthropology draws upon the knowledge generated by the other three subfields to enable communities to deal with change, housing, healthcare, political and economic issues.