Department of Anthropology News

Professor of Anthropology Ty Matejowsky’s research focuses on how food is one of the most relatable ways of expressing a culture.

Jane Holstrom, the inaugural graduate in the integrative anthropological sciences doctorate degree, specializes in studying remains in France.

Evidence showing intensive land use for farming and fishing more than 3,500 years ago helps researchers better understand the history of a culturally significant area and is counter to the often-held notion of a pristine Amazon before Europeans arrived.

Because of the collaborative nature of UCF’s faculty, the National Science Foundation has awarded the university a grant that will help fund the purchase of…

UCF Assistant Professor John Starbuck thought studying anthropology might lead him to a career in a museum, but it’s done more than he could’ve imagined.…