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UNM's Anthropology program stands as a flagship offering, core to the institution's vision and dedicated to advancing public education statewide. The department generates, shares, maintains, examines, and implements insights into human cultural, biological, and linguistic variation across historical and contemporary settings. Graduate studies in Anthropology offer students wide-ranging practical experiences in fieldwork and lab work while fostering innovative academic exploration. Scholars and learners pursue research initiatives across New Mexico, the Southwest, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific region.
Anthropology at UNM encompasses three specialized areas: Archaeology, Evolutionary Anthropology, and Sociocultural/Linguistic Anthropology. Archaeology investigates patterns of human cultural and biological transformation through material artifacts. Evolutionary Anthropology explores how evolutionary forces have shaped human distinctiveness and variation. Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology upholds human unity and universal rights while confronting racial prejudice through diverse critical approaches.