SIUE Department of Anthropology

06/07/2026

Week 4 of our archaeology field school wrapped up with programs for Girl Scouts and Scouting USA. These scouts learned mapping, excavating, screening, and had some fun learning to use atlatls and play chunkey!

05/27/2026

Week 2 of the Archaeology Field School involved new progress on excavations and a little fun! Dr. Adriana Martinez brought her Environmental Science students out for a drone mapping exercise, and our students visited Cahokia!

05/17/2026

The 2026 Archaeology Field School is officially underway!

Week 1 consisted of teamwork-building equipment construction, transit training, grid and site set up, and initial excavations. We are excited to see what Week 2 has in store!

04/26/2026

Our students presented their senior projects in our annual Anthropology Senior Symposium this weekend. Congratulations to all on a job well done!

04/24/2026

Seniors Amaya Tillerson and Victor Weltzin represented Anthropology at this year’s SIUE Undergraduate Scholars Showcase. Way to go!

11/16/2025

SIUE ANTHRO FALL AIN’T OVER YET!!
Last chance, get over here quick for some beautiful fall colors!

11/07/2025

SIUE ANTHRO FALL FOLIAGE REPORT!
The fall colors do not merit three exclamation points this year, but this is probably the peak weekend. Come check out our beautiful campus! 

10/22/2025

SIUE ANTHROPOLOGISTS WRITE BOOKS!!!
Dr. Sid Denny, who taught at SIUE Anthropology from around 1970 through 2000, left this world nearly two years ago, but that hasn't stopped him from publishing this book!
https://www.siupress.com/9780809370153/colonel-benjamin-stephenson-and-the-history-of-early-illinois/

Congratulations, Jane Denny and family! And we hope you have many more happy years supporting Edwardsville's 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House!

Rediscovering a forgotten Illinois founding father In early 2024, the Director of the Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, Illinois, discovered...

09/30/2025

SIUE ANTHROPOLOGY TAKES A HIKE!!!
On Saturday Professor Julie Zimmermann led another Nature-Culture Hike at Cahokia Mounds, and it was a perfectly beautiful day. What a pleasant surprise to have some SIUE Anthropology alumni show up! One current student joined, and it's always great to have SIUE botanist Dr. Betsy Esselman along to help identify the plants we see. The next hike is scheduled by SIUE's HUB for Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 pm. We hope to see you there!

09/18/2025

SIUE ANTHROPOLOGY WELCOMES JOHNNY MOSES!
Johnny Moses, Whis-stem-men-nee – Walking Medicine Robe (Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish) is a master storyteller, traditionally trained memorizer, and longtime colleague and friend of Philosophy Department's Dr. Greg Fields. Johnny joined us on campus Sept. 12-16 to share stories and songs from the Northwest Coast, and to share his humor and wisdom. His visit was sponsored by SIUE's Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub, the Native American Studies Program, and the Departments of Anthropology, History, and Philosophy. All photos are by SIUE's Howard Ash. Johnny, come back soon!