Department of Anthropology

Here you can find information about Saint Mary's anthropology programs, resources for current students, and news and events from the department.

What is anthropology?

Anthropology is the study of people - through all time and space - as both biological and cultural animals. The four subdisciplines traditionally distinguished are represented by our faculty and curriculum: Biological, including Forensic, Anthropology; Linguistic Anthropology; Archaeology; and Socio-cultural Anthropology.

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The /nakailenga /(initiation ceremony) of Sari Amaring Napes, Ongaia village, Kilenge, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, during a 1982 occurrence of the Sia ceremonial cycle.
Photo by M. Zelenietz

 

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Faculty of Arts
Department of Anthropology
902-496-8109
Mailing address:
McNally South 218
923 Robie Street
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3