BYU Anthropology

We are thrilled to share that the American Alliance of Museums just awarded our very own Paul Stavast with a Distinguished Service Award for his exemplary work as the director of the Museum of Peoples and Cultures here at BYU. Join me in congratulating Paul on his award!

https://www.aam-us.org/2026/05/07/aam-recognizes-18-individuals-and-8-institutions-for-exemplary-work-in-the-museum-field/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&utm_campaign=852ef3b46a-Newsletter-May7-2026-Aviso&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f06e575db6-852ef3b46a-37245333

Congratulations to our 2026 valedictorian, Isabel Emery! We are so proud of you and wish you the best of luck in your graduates studies.

Congratulations to all our 2025 Anthropology Department graduates!

Congratulations to Camille Brown, the Department of Anthropology's 2025 valedictorian! Camille studied the Kichwa language during her fieldwork in Amazonian Ecuador, and she was recently accepted to the Master's program in anthropology at BYU and will start in the fall.

Congratulations to our very own Professor Jaime Bartlett who recently received the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award at this year's University Conference. This is a very prestigious award that is only given to a few adjunct professors at BYU among hundreds who teach for the university. We love you, Jaime!

It's almost been a month and we are still obsessed😍

Have you ever looked at ceramics and thought, how old is this? Where did it come from? How did someone make this? Are there any cultural significances to their designs? If this is you, check out Dr. Jim Alison's class this Fall!! Anthropology 490R: Archaeological Ceramics TTh 3:30-4:45pm! Sign up for this class before its too late!

Dr. Lynette S. Finau presents: ANTHR 390R: Oceanic Epistemologies and Dance

The studies of Oceania are vast and emerging. Explore the carrying forward of the social and natural history, religious beliefs, philosophy, literature, genealogy, and the scientific knowledge of the people of Oceania through Dance!

What is field school? Students have the opportunity to work with a professor to do their own ethnographic research. After their research is complete, students work on their thesis that they defend in order to graduate with their Bachelor Degree. We have been to amazing places such as: Jordan, Morocco, Japan, Ecuador, Korea, Thailand, China, Utah, and more! This upcoming year (2025) we have a lot of exciting places we are headed! In the winter, we have a local field school option in Provo, and Morocco. In the spring and summer we will be headed to Hawaii, Alaska, and Korea! Keep an eye out for more info on each of these field schools!