ีีunderwater archaeology
the study of submerged archaeological sites.
ATH major Devin Fasnaugh
Archaeology of contemporary life
the study of the material culture of the recent past.
photo courtesy of N Stierna.
creative commons license,2009.
biological Anthropology
Examines the ways human are biologically similar to and different from other animals.
ATH major Jacklyn Ramsey (class of 2004) non works at the tulane National primate research center
primatology
the study of nonhuman members of the order of mammals called primates, to which humans also belong.
primatologist Dr.Linda Marchant
Gorilla Skeleton
paleoanthropology
the study of human evolution based on the fosile record