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Now Recruiting for a Lecturer (Health Track)

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara seeks one or more lecturers broadly trained in Anthropology to teach courses across the subdisciplines, with particular emphasis on intersections of anthropological approaches to biological, ecological, and cultural dimensions of health. Apply today!

The Evolution of Long Life: Science, Society, and Human Futures

Join us for a dialogue about Michael Gurven’s new book, Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer. We’ll explore: Why do humans live so long—and what should we do with those extra years? Are we reaching the limits of human longevity? How does exploring our hunter-gatherer ancestry help us live healthier lives?

Anthropology Faculty Letter Regarding Peaceful Student Protests

We, faculty members of the Anthropology Department at UC Santa Barbara, write to show our

support for peaceful protests on our campus calling for an end to the massive loss of life in

Gaza. The field of Anthropology plays an important role in analyzing the complex causes and

manifestations of injustice in the United States and around the world. Peaceful protests that

vocalize opinions, while ensuring a safe space for all, are protected rights of our academic

community.

UCSB Anthropology Day, May 3, 2024

Join us for our second Anthropology Day to celebrate some of our distinguished alumni and vibrant community! Please check your emails to RSVP.

Inaugural UCSB Anthropology Day, May 12, 2023

Join us for our first Anthropology Day to celebrate some of our distinguished alumni and vibrant community! RSVP here

Climate and Conflict

New research demonstrates connections between climate changand civil unrest among the ancient Maya. Authors Kennett, George, McCool et al

Class of 2021 Graduate Spotlight

Graduate Spotlight

Evolutionary perspectives on African North American genetic diversity origins and prospects for future investigations

African-descended peoples of the Americas

represent an amalgamation of West, Central, and Southeast

African regional and ethnic groups with modest gene flow from

specific non-African populations. Despite 16+ generations of

residence in the Americas, there is a deficit of evolutionary

knowledge about these populations. Focusing on Legacy African

Americans, the African North American descendants of survivors of the trans-Atlantic trade in enslaved

Africans, we report on emic evolutionary perspectives of their self-identity gleaned from our interviews

of 600 individuals collected over two years. Gullah-Geechee peoples of Carolina Coastal regions are

a model case study due to their historical antiquity, substantial African retentions, relative geospatial

isolation, and proposed progenitor status to other Legacy African American microethnic groups. We

identify salient research questions for future studies that will begin to bridge the evolutionary gaps in

our knowledge of these diverse peoples and the historical evidence for specific evolutionary processes

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Inaugural UCSB Anthropology Day, May 12, 2023

Climate and Conflict

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Evolutionary perspectives on African North American genetic diversity origins and prospects for future investigations

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