Anthropology

Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology offers B.A. degrees in Anthropology and Maritime Studies, M.A. degrees in Anthropology and Historical Archaeology and five different minors. Students are involved in hands on research across the disciplines of cultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology.

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The UWF Department of Anthropology offers B.A. degrees in Anthropology and Maritime Studies, M.A. degrees in Anthropology and Historical Archaeology and five different minors. Students are involved in hands on research across the disciplines of cultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology. 

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UWF Anthropology and Archaeology News

Recent News

The Division of Anthropology and Archaeology strongly supports the University of West Florida leadership’s commitment to inclusive excellence as exemplified in the university’s official statement.

The University is currently leading us in a series of deep-dive conversations, hosted by UWF Equity & Diversity, for our campus community to come together and unpack our thoughts and feelings during this difficult time.  

We also want to share some of the discussion going on within the professional organizations of our discipline:

American Anthropological Association     American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Archaeological Institute of America     Dental Anthropology Association

Society for American Archaeology     Society of Forensic Anthropologists   

Society for Historical Archaeology

Short-course Submerged Paleolandscapes

UWF is offering a for-credit short course on submerged paleolandscapes August 3-7, 2020 in Pensacola, Florida. The course is open to both current students and professionals through the UWF Continuing Education program.  Please see the Submerged Paleolandscapes flyer for full description. For more information, contact Dr. Ramie Gougeon - rgougeon@uwf.edu. 

Dr. Miller Wolf selected for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant

Dr. Katherine Miller Wolf, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant. Miller Wolf will teach students from the National Autonomous University of Honduras at an archaeological site in Copan, Honduras from May to December 2020. For more information, visit the UWF Newsroom. 

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