Research

The faculty at UNCG are all active researchers with a wide range of interests and expertise within Anthropology.  The following is a sample of the research that is actively being carried out by the Anthropology faculty at UNCG.

Cultural Anthropology

  • Agriculture and foods production systems in US and Peru (Andreatta)
  • Applied anthropology (Andreatta)
  • Water, Sanitation, and Health in Africa (Workman)

Archaeology

  • Social inequality and material culture in Southeastern US (Hughes)
  • Historical archaeology of farmsteads and plantation in NC (Hughes)
  • Historical archaeology of Old Salem (Hughes)
  • Paleoanthropology
    • Paleolithic archaeology in E. Africa and Eurasia (Egeland)
    • Zooarchaeology and taphonomy (Egeland)

Biological Anthropology

  • Forensic Anthropology (Egeland)

Research Laboratories

The Department of Anthropology has a number of different labs where students and faculty work together on a variety of research projects in all areas of Anthropology, as well as a teaching lab in Room 140 of the Sullivan Science Building.

  • Zooarchaeology Lab (Dr. Egeland, Graham 405)
  • Osteology Lab (Dr. Egeland, Graham 408)
  • Biological Anthropology Student Research Lab (Graham 408A)
  • Cultural Anthropology Student Research Lab (Graham 414)
  • North Carolina Archaeology Lab, (Dr. Hughes, Graham 418)
  • Water, Anthropology, Sanitation, and Health Lab (Dr. Workman, Graham 449)
  • Project Green Leaf (Dr. Andreatta, Graham 449)

Project Green Leaf

The mission of Project Green Leaf is to promote and support a local agro-food system. Project Green Leaf  is dedicated to sustaining local agriculture by strengthening community between farmers and consumers, thus providing for better quality of living.

By promoting various activities, such as direct marketing and educational/outreach programs, we assist in developing the connections necessary for a local agro-food system.

Learn more about Project Green Leaf

Recipe for Success

We provide nutrition and wellness education to SNAP-eligible individuals, families and households in the North Carolina Piedmont-Triad region.

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