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Anthropologists
explore the past and present diversity of humans and human culture.
At the California Academy of Sciences, members of the Department
of Anthropology conduct research, assist in the development
of a variety of public programs and maintain an extensive collection
of cultural objects from all over the world. Research is carried
out in the fields of Physical Anthropology, Ethnography, and
Folklore.
Curator and Irvine Chair Zeray Alemseged undertakes research on early hominin and primate phylogeny and taxonomy, the origin and evolution
of bipedalism, ontogeny and development in early hominins, hominin
behavior and "social structure," early hominin dietary adaptation, biogeography and geological settings, and
hominin paleoenvironments and paleoecology.
Senior Collection Manager Russell Hartman conducts ethnographic research related to the department's collection. Click here to learn more.
Rietz Collection Researcher Joseph Evans undertakes research on the department's Rietz Collection of Food Technology, thanks to a a generous grant from the Rietz Food Technology Foundation. For more information on the Rietz Collection, click here.
Staff members in the Traditional Arts Program conduct ethnographic fieldwork both locally and abroad. To learn about these projects, click here.
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For general inquiries about the Department of Anthropology please contact:
Anthropology Administrator
415-379-5378
anthropology@calacademy.org
