Welcome to the Department of Anthropology web site. These web pages have been created to provide more information about the departmental staff, collections, and on-line resources. As you search through these pages, we hope that you will sense some of the same excitement that we experience working in this diverse and fascinating field.
Anthropology Research |
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Research undertaken by staff members of the Department of Anthropology covers a variety of fields, from exploring early hominin phylogeny and taxonomy, to contemporary continuations of cultural traditions. | |
Anthropology Collections |
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The permanent research collection of the Department of Anthropology comprises approximately 16,000 objects, most of which are ethnographic. The Department actively collects material of the indigenous cultures of western North America (exclusive of Mexico) and of the Pacific Rim, including all Pacific islands and East Asia. Current strengths of the collection are holdings from the U.S. Southwest and the Pacific Islands, and basketry from California. Earlier years of collecting have yielded both ethnographic and archaeological materials from East Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Central and South America. | |
Research Departments
About the Department
Contact Info |
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For general inquiries about the Department of Anthropology please contact:
Anthropology Administrator
415-379-5378
anthropology@calacademy.org
