SMU Department of Anthropology

10/05/2026

10/03/2026

SMU Department of Anthropology alumnus Dr. Ryan Breslawski presented in the Human-Animal Relationships poster session at this year’s Texas Archaeological Society (TAS) Meeting

09/26/2026

08/26/2026

SMU Anthropology’s Dr. Christopher Roos was quoted in the Dallas Morning News about wildfire in North Texas.
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Extreme temperatures, wind and drought likely contributed to the over 50,000 acre Ross wildfire in North Texas.

08/01/2026

What does it take to preserve half a million years of history? At SMU's Archaeology Research Collections lab, it takes a mix of people: faculty, researchers, students and volunteers ranging from a high schooler to a longtime excavator who worked alongside some of the biggest names in the field.

Read more about how the Mustang community keeps history alive: https://bit.ly/4bT64oK

07/21/2026

SMU Anthropology’s Dr. Michael Adler spent the weekend at SMU-in-Taos with the Dedman College Dean

07/20/2026

SMU Anthropology’s Dr. Kacy Hollenback has spent part of the summer establishing a collaborative field school with SMU, the State Historical Society of North Dakota, and United Tribes Technical College to train students in historical archives research, archaeological collections, and field methods this summer in North Dakota. Read more here:

Archaeologists and students are spending part of the summer digging into history at the Welk Homestead State Historic Site near Strasburg.

05/23/2026

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

Located in the basement of Heroy Hall at SMU, under fluorescent lights in the Archeology Research Collection, lies a treasure trove of North Texas and international history spanning centuries. Artifacts line cabinets and shelves surrounding the lab. From arrowheads once used by Native American tribe...