Contributing to human knowledge

Department of Anthropology faculty and students are actively engaged in a wide range of publicly and privately funded research projects. Additional training for graduate and undergraduate students can be obtained through occasional assistantships with faculty research projects and through field schools. In addition to these opportunities, graduate students enrolled in the MAA program are required to complete a formal internship as part of their degree requirements.

Research Programs

Cultural and Resource Management on the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Essays in Human Biodiversity
Archaeology in Annapolis
Archaeology with the National Park Service

Field Schools and summer Programs

Urban Archaeology
(annual summer field school in Historic Annapolis)
NSF - REU Field School, New Philadelphia, Illinois
Heritage in Belgium
(annual summer study abroad program in Belgium)

Related Research Organizations

Center for Heritage Resource Studies
Archaeology in Annapolis
Cultural Systems Analysis Group

Resume of projects in progress

For a listing of research presently underway, click here.