Department of Anthropology

AnthroExpo 2026

• Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
• 9am to 5pm
• Ferman Presentation Room, University Library

Find out more information on the Announcement & Events page!

Congratulations Dr. Liu!

We are excited to announce Dr. Chin-hsin Liu’s new publication in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology on ethics surrounding human remains from Southeast Asian perspectives! It highlights the voices of bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists who are from or have heritage in areas traditionally viewed as the ‘study sites”. It considers the different ways the scientists navigate public concerns around human remains, and strive to stay flexible, reflexive, and respectful in our professions. Their semi-autoethnographic, qualitative research highlights the great diversity in cultures, ideologies, and practices across Southeast Asia. This paper signifies the Southeast Asian scholars’ formal entry to the discourse of the skeletal ethical issues currently led by western scholars.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Liu on her latest publication. 

Congratulations CSUN Anthropology MA Alum Mikael Fauvelle!

We are excited to announce that CSUN Anthropology MA Alum Mikael Fauvelle was featured in an article for his part in discovering the fingerprint of an ancient seaborne raider found on Scandinavia's oldest plank boat!

To read the full article, please use this link.

Department Graduate Program Application Deadlines:

• March 1, 2026 - department application deadline

For more information about the department’s graduate program, please visit our CSUN Graduate Programs in Anthropology and Archaeology page.

Anthropology Career Readiness Network 

• October 6th, 2025
• October 8th, 2025

Find out more information on the Announcement & Events page!

Congratulations Dr. Rougier!

We are excited to announce that Dr. Hélène Rougier is a senior author on an article that was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. The article presents the discovery of a workshop for making shell beads along with pigments dated to more than 42,000 years ago. The research is based in her excavations at Saint-Césaire in SW France. The discovery highlights the cultural diversity that existed in Europe around the time of the disappearance of Neandertals and arrival of the first Homo sapiens.

To read the full article, please use this link.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rougier on her latest publication. 

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