A. Lemke, Europe excavation
Ak'awillay, Peru
Great Lakes baskets
Rock art, Peru
Kashmiri shawl, UMMA 17335
P. Duffy, Romania
Great Lakes shipwreck
J.R. Lee, South Korea
Elephant stables, Vijayanagara, India
Michigan field school

Welcome to UMMA

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.

News

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!