Magic Mountain wins 2019 SAA Award of Excellence in Public Education Congratulations to Michele Koons and the Magic Mountain Team! Chip Colwell wins National Council on Public History Award Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture wins best new book about public history theory, study, or practice Magic Mountain wins the History Colorado State Archaeologist Award The project initiated new research at the site, inviting the public to join in the research, and expanding public impact through education programs for state youth groups Previous Next / Incorporating ethnography and archaeology, the Department of Anthropology studies humans and their many cultures The Department of Anthropology aspires to curate the best understood and most ethically held anthropology collections in North America. We seek to document and understand the human communities of the Rocky Mountain region and beyond through study of their material cultures while adhering to the guiding ethical principles of respect, reciprocity, and dialogue. Through ethnology (the study of recent and living peoples) and archaeology (the study of ancient human cultures), the department investigates human diversity in our rapidly transforming world and shares with the public the excitement of the discipline’s art and science. Anthropology Collections Conservation Lab Volunteer Opportunties