The Department of Anthropology holds a variety of events and colloquia throughout the academic year, as well as, a weekly archaeologically focused lecture series on Fridays from 12:00p-1:00p.
Details on upcoming events, Archaeology Brown Bags, and Department of Anthropology Colloquia can be found below.
If you have questions about upcoming events, please reach out to anthroinfo@mailplus.wisc.edu.
Department of Anthropology Welcome and Reception
September 11, 2026 from 3:00p-4:00p Reception in 8417; 4:00p-6:00p Reception on 3rd Floor Patio (8417 if raining)
Department of Anthropology Picnic
September 18, 2026 from 4:00p-9:00p
Burrows Park, 25 Burrows Road, Madison, WI
Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture
“Behavioral Adaptation and Niche Construction in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest, Peru”
By Dr. Lauren Pratt
Friday, September 11, 2026
12:00p-1:00p
5230 Social Sciences