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Streaming videos are viewable online. Search for more using the Films on Demand Database or AVON: Academic Video Online.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Methods

This film provides an introduction to the history of anthropology as a discipline and explains how physical and cultural anthropology differ.

Breaking the Wall of the Museum: How Anthropology Investigates the Cultural Heritage of the Future
Cultural anthropologists like Sharon Macdonald are examining the reasons why some elements of culture are passed on to the future while other are being put away or erased from collective memory. Museums are societies’ official places for this process of "curating memory."
A Conversation with Margaret Mead—From NBC's Wisdom Series
Providing an intriguing window into cultural anthropology as it was practiced and conceptualized during the mid-20th century, this 1959 NBC interview features renowned researcher Margaret Mead discussing her work with one of her students, William Mitchell.
Dawn of Humanity
NOVA and National Geographic present exclusive access to a unique discovery of ancient remains.
Introduction to Physical Anthropology Series
Introduction to Physical Anthropology is a five-part series.
No Bone Unturned: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
This ABC News program spotlights the work of Doug Owsley, curator at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, who is a keen interpreter of the silent yet expressive language of bones.