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Anthropology is the holistic study of humankind. Anthropologists are interested in understanding the diverse cultures of the world, the prehistory of these cultures, the relationships between biology and culture, and the impact of language on our perceptions of the world.

PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts
Major in Anthropology!
Graduate program
Get your MA or PhD in Anthropology at WSU
Anthropology clubs
WSUV Anthropology Club
RECENT FACULTY BOOKS
Critical Craft
Clare M. Wilkinson
Social Learning
Barry Hewlett
Joint Attention in Human and Chimpanzee Infants in Varied Socio‐Ecological Contexts
Barry Hewlett
RECENT RESEARCH ARTICLES
• “The house in that film is very real”: aging and verisimilitude in Hindi film set construction.  PDF
Journal of Cinema and Media Studies
Clare M. Wilkinson
Stepfamilies, adoption, and other forms of the family in hunter-gatherers  PDF
Hunter-Gatherer Research
Barry Hewlett
Headmen, shamans, and mothers: Natural and sexual selection for computational services  PDF
Evolution and Human Behavior
Edward H. Hagen