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The Museum of Anthropology is an international leader in anthropological archaeology research and student training. Our world-class research collections include materials from all continental areas, with particular strengths in eastern North America and Asia. The collections support undergraduate and graduate education and a portion are displayed in the University Exhibit Museum. This web site contains information about faculty research, the Museum's organization, and selected images from our collections.

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Faculty Search :
Circumpolar Archaeology

The Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology are seeking an anthropological archaeologist with expertise in the the archaeology of the circumpolar region, with the time period and specialization open. Please click here for details.

Faculty Search :
Origins of Human Culture
The Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology are seeking an anthropological archaeologist with expertise in the origins of human culture, with the time period and specialization open. Please click here for details.

Read our 2011 newsletter!

UMMA Publications is pleased to announce that Yuthu: Community and Ritual in an Early Andean Village by Allison R. Davis is now available; see our introductory pricing.

Read about Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus' work in Oaxaca Valley in the New York Times: Sign of Advancing Society? An Organized War Effort.

Michigan is once again a full participant in Southeast U.S. Archaeology, after a hiatus of 25 years!