Anthropology: Home

Welcome! This research guide will introduce you to some resources specific to Anthropology, Archaeology, and related fields.

Depending on the focus of your research, you may want to check the related guides below. You can also consult the full list of the library's research guides by subject.

• ArcGIS Online
• Data Sources
• Geospatial Data

If you need help getting started with your research please reach out with your question. I'm available to meet in-person on campus or virtually via Zoom.

Department of Anthropology

Official website for the Department of Anthropology at UCSB, which offers degrees with an emphasis in archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology and a general anthropology degree covering all emphasis subfields.

Anthropology Graduate Student Association (AGSA) (authentication required)

A graduate student-run group, AGSA supports the academic and professional careers of graduate students in the Department of Anthropology and fosters community-building to improve the mental and physical well-being of the organization's cohort. AGSA also offers a Mentorship Program provides academic and professional support for undergraduate and graduate students in Anthropology and other departments. 

Anthropology Club (authentication required)

A student-run organization, the Anthropology Club fosters a dynamic and inclusive community of students who share an interest in the study of humanity, encompassing all of its diverse cultures, histories, and societies. Join via Shoreline.

American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Founded in 1902, AAA is the world's largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology.

Royal Anthropological Institute

The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the furtherance of anthropology (the study of humankind) in its broadest and most inclusive sense. 

Center for a Public Anthropology

Founded by Robert Borofsky (Hawaii Pacific University, emeritus) in 2001, the Center for a Public Anthropology is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization "that encourages scholars and students to address public problems in public ways." 

We acknowledge that the lands this University was built upon were founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples, including those on whose lands it is located, the villages and unceded territories of the Chumash people.

Join us in acknowledging the Chumash Peoples, their Elders, past and present, as well as their future generations, their poetry, living songs, and the winter harvest. 

The Chumash people are comprised of the descendants of Indigenous peoples removed from their Island of origin: Limuw (Santa Cruz), Anyapac (Anacapa), Wima (Santa Rosa) and Tuqan (San Miguel), and subjugated by five missions during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, from Malibu to Morro Bay and inland to Bakersfield. Looking out over this lagoon, we can witness that these villages upon which this University sits
were a safe haven for maritime travelers. It was a place alive with trading, hospitality and abundance. A place where knowledge of and from the surrounding areas, far and wide, was shared with all people of this place and its many visitors. A traditional place of sharing knowledge and education -- a tradition this University has an obligation to remember.

Excerpted from a statement by Mia Lopez (Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation) and Dr. Amrah Salomón (2020)