100 Best Blogs for Anthropology Students

No matter if you are studying an ancient race of people buried under years' worth of dirt or if you are analyzing the modern culture of New York City or Japan, these anthropology blogs have something to offer you. Enhance your education with these great blogs, or read about sub-topics in related areas within anthropology to see what type of research is occurring there.

Cultural Anthropology

Take a look at all types of cultural anthropology interests, from economics to social documentaries, in these blogs.

1. Anthropology Works. This blog promotes awareness of cultural anthropology on current events and is a project of the Culture in Global Affairs program at George Washington University.
2. Grant McCracken. Cultural anthropology and business meet in this blog.
3. The AnthroGuys. The AnthroGuys take a look at anthropology with a design and marketing spin.
4. antropologi.info. Read about the latest social and cultural anthropology that is making the news around the world.
5. Anthropologist About Town. Those located in the UK and interested in anthropology should keep an eye on this blog that posts about events open to the public.
6. Sara Anthro Blog. Current cultural topics such as social documentaries, consumer culture, and interviews with sociologists appear here.
7. Material World. Material and visual culture is the focus of this blog run by anthropology scholars.
8. Anthro Goggles. Take a look at business and the Internet through an anthropological perspective on this blog.
9. International Cognition And Culture Institute. These blog posts contain fascinating reports on culture and societies.
10. The Memory Bank. Anthropology and economics blend together in this long-standing blog.
11. Paul Jorion's blog. Finance, economy, and social anthropology are featured here.
12. The Prism. This blog takes a look at public debate topics through the lens of anthropology.

Cultural Anthropology, Technology, and Media Studies

Cultural anthropology goes digital in these blogs.

13. Long Road. This blog covers indigenous cultures, digital culture, and the intersection of both.
14. media/anthropology. Read the work being done by this anthropologist on the subject of media anthropology.
15. Another Anthro Blog. Anthropology and the open access movement are typical topics on this blog written by a PhD student.
16. Cyber Anthropology. Explore the connection between humanity and new technologies in this blog that can sometimes venture into the slightly irreverent.
17. An Anthropologist Goes Techno. Read about the research being done in cultural anthropology, new media, and technology by this adjunct professor in Finland.
18. Cyber Anthropology. Written by a grad student, this blog covers topics related to cyber anthropology.
19. Constructing Amusement. Take a look at this PhD student's exploration of technology and gaming's influence over society.
20. Conversations with Dina Creative Chaos. Technology and ethnography meet in this blog.
21. culturalbytes. Take a look at the socio-cultural impact of technology in low-income communities here.

Social Anthropology and Ethnography

From social research in specific geographic regions to digital ethnography, see what these blogs have to offer.

22. Erkan's Field Diary. Erkan follows and blogs about "socio-cultural happenings and cybercultural emergencies in Turkey."
23. Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist. This anthropologist studies Muslim societies around the globe.
24. Anthroblogia. This anthropologist is living in Malaysia and posts about social and online topics that generally relate to that part of the world.
25. Loomnie. Olumide Abimbola writes on the ethnographics of trade in second-hand clothing as well as other topics related to his field of study.
26. Photoethnography.com. Read about photoethnography and visual anthropology here.
27. Visual Anthropology of Japan. Students studying Japanese culture contribute their photos and writings here.
28. Anthropologist in the Attic. Mostly consisting of published research, the posts here focus on socio-cultural anthropology.
29. Anthropology in Practice. Written by an urban anthropologist, this blog provides a study of anthropology based on what she sees in New York City and Long Island.
30. Valletta blog – Malta. This blog offers an anthropological look at a specific region in Malta.
31. Ethnography.com. This collaborative blog takes a look at topics relevant to the study of ethnography.
32. Digital Ethnography. This blog is a project of Dr. Michael Wesch at Kansas State University and explores digital ethnography.

Linguistic Anthropology

Study people through their use of language when you read these blogs.

33. SLA Blog. This blog from the Society For Linguistic Anthropology posts news, information, and events relevant to linguistic anthropologists.
34. The Cranky Linguist. Linguistics, politics, and the human response to them both are typical fare on this blog.
35. SocioLingo Africa. This blog takes a look at sociolingual, ethnographic, and political issues related to Africa.
36. Glossographia. Anthropology and linguistics are the topics of choice on this assistant professor's blog.
37. The Language Guy. This professor takes a look at language usage in society.

Biological Anthropology

From genetics to evolution, these blogs bring the best of biological anthropology.

38. Dienekes' Anthropology Blog. Find plenty of scientific updates from the field of genetic anthropology here.
39. Philanthropology. Genetic anthropology is the focus of this blog.
40. Mathilda's Anthropology Blog. Most of the posts here explore the idea that racial differences are rooted in ancient DNA.
41. Freethinker's Asylum. With an emphasis on genetics, but touching on a variety of anthropology and scientific topics, this blog provides quite a range of information.
42. Somatosphere. Medical anthropology and other related science and technology posts appear here.
43. Laboratory for Evolutionary Endocrinology Blog. From understanding premenstrual syndrome to gynopathology research, see what is going on in this researcher's work in evolutionary endocrinology.
44. Human Evolution & Physical Anthropology. Take a look at genetic links to evolution with this blog.
45. Voices From Medical Anthropology. This new blog is just getting off the ground and is seeking contributors to add to the discourse on medical anthropology.
46. Yips and Howls. This anthropologist writes about the natural world on her blog.
47. Laelaps. Brian Switek blogs on animals, the history of the natural world, and evolution.

Primatology and Paleoanthropology

Study early man and primates in these blogs.

48. Primatology.net. Read all about primatology news and information here.
49. kanyawara chimpanzee blog. This blog documents the month that Ian Gilby, post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology at Harvard, spent in Kibale National Park, Uganda, studying chimpanzee behavior. While it is no longer updated, it is worthy of reading as a documentation of the work.
50. Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution And Science. This blog examines the science of primates and early humans.
51. Ad Hominin. Paleoanthropology is the main focus of this PhD student's blog.
52. john hawks weblog. Read this blog to find topics related to paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution.

Archaeology

Go digging for more about early humanity here.

53. Digging Digitally. Archaeology and open-access Internet research are featured here.
54. Northwest Coast Archaeology. This blog features photos and information pertaining to archaeology from the northwest coast of North America.
55. Archaeology Daily News. Get all the latest news on archaeology from around the world here.
56. History Buff. Michelle Moran shares news stories about archaeology and other anthropological issues on her blog.
57. Aardvarchaeology. Read what this Swedish archaeologist has to say here–and be sure to check out his frequent photos as well.
58. Publishing Archaeology. The posts here focus on publishing in the field of archaeology and frequently feature open access topics.
59. A Very Remote Period Indeed. This blog examines recent research published on archaeology and related anthropology fields.
60. Testimony of the spade. Scandinavian archaeology is the primary focus of this blog.
61. Kris's Archaeology Blog. From About.com, this blog provides lots of information on archaeology from around the world.
62. Fagan Talk. Brian Fagan posts on archaeology news and information here.
63. Calixtlahuaca Archaeological Project. Read about and look at photos from the latest research coming from Calixtlahuaca.
64. Electric Archaeology: Digital Media for Learning and Research. This blog explores online education, tools, and other digital resources to support archaeological learning.

General Anthropology

These blogs cover a wide range of topics relevant to the field of anthropology.

65. NGM Blog Central – Anthropology. The news items from the National Geographic Magazine are sure to provide you with a fascinating read.
66. American Anthropological Association. Members and non-members can participate in discussion on scientific-based anthropology topics.
67. A Blog About History. Anthropology, archaeology, and other topics related to the history of humankind and the natural world are featured here.
68. Anthropology.net. This blog serves to promote discussion across a variety of anthropological topics and sub-groups.
69. Savage Minds. This collaborative blog brings anthropology to a wider audience and encourages discussion on an assortment of subjects.
70. A Hot Cup of Joe. Anthropology, with an emphasis on archaeology, is the focus here, as well as commentary on "pseudoscience" that makes its way into the public eye.
71. The Physician Anthropologist. This anthropologist travels extensively and posts about both his work and life.
72. BlogWILD. This blog from the National Geographic frequently features interesting anthropology stories that are accessible to any level anthropology student.
73. Anthropology of the Damned. This blog covers everything from academia to archaeology to anarchy to new media.
74. Open Anthropology Cooperative. Participate in the anthropology discussions and sharing of information that occurs here.
75. Anna's Bones. This eclectic blog covers everything from archaeology to evolution to social anthropology.

Academia

Find out what professors and grad students have to say about anthropology and academia here.

76. ethnografix. This grad student in anthropology posts on a variety of topics, usually touching on the work he is doing in his education.
77. Teaching Anthropology. This woman teaches undergraduate anthropology and frequently discusses both academia and anthropology–with an African emphasis.
78. Culture Matters. Read about new trends in anthropology from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
79. GW Anthropology. This blog is from the George Washington University Department of Anthropology and features news and events of those associated with the department.
80. UNT Anthropology. This blog is from the anthropology department at University of North Texas and covers news, events, and other information related to the department and anthropology.
81. Golublog: An Anthropology Blog. This anthropology professor writes about interesting items from the field, academia, and life in Hawaii.
82. Eidetic Illuminations. Written by an anthropology student, this blog takes a look at some of the research he is doing as well as other items of interest.
83. Anthropology- Dr.K's Blog. This professor has an affinity for comic books and anthropology, both of which she shares here.
84. Bone Girl. Bioarchaeology is the focus of this PhD student's blog, which also features her life in academia.
85. Jason Baird Jackson. This associate professor of folklore posts about a number of different anthropology-related items.

University Presses

These university presses offer a look at anthropology books and those who write them.

86. Indiana University Press Blog: Anthropology. Read about the latest books on anthropology from Indiana University Press.
87. The Chicago Blog. The University of Chicago Press highlights their books on anthropology here.
88. University Of Michigan Press Blog. Read about this press' books and also get author interviews and more.
89. University Of California Press. In the section on anthropology, books, authors, and the current work of those authors all show up on this blog.

Religious Studies

These blogs offer a few voices speaking out on religious studies related to anthropology.

90. True Horizon Blog. Ethics and evidence-based Christian theism are the topics of focus here.
91. More Than Cake. Religion and culture are frequently a focus of this blog.
92. Abnormal Interests. Religious studies is at the heart of this blog that also occasionally features other topics in anthropology.
93. Cosmos – Liturgy – Sex. Somehow this blog does an excellent job of tying these three topics together with an anthropological spin.

Miscellaneous

These final blogs provide insight into other fields within anthropology such as museum anthropology, brain science, and archaeoastronomy.

94. Museum Anthropology. Read the latest news and information on the world of Museum Anthropology here.
95. Zero Anthropology. Take a look at anthropology from a decolonization perspective with the posts on this blog.
96. Neuroanthropology. Anthropology and brain science meet on this blog.
97. Anthropoliteia: The Anthropology of Policing. This cultural anthropology blog explores the anthropology of policing as it occurs around the world.
98. AlunSalt. Archaeoastronomy is this blogger's field of study and he writes about this as well as other topics.
99. The Dispersal Of Darwin. This scientist explores the life and work of Darwin as well as the theory of evolution.
100. Racial Reality Blog. This blog takes a look at studies that attempt to show racial, gender, or other genetic bases for making statements about humanity.