Contact Information
US Mail: Steven Building 102, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Telephone: 815-753-0246 Fax: 815-753-7027 Electronic Mail: For comments regards our department contact our Departmental Chair: jledgerw@niu.edu (Dr. Judy Ledgerwood)
For questions regarding classes contact our Departmental Secretary: ktruman@niu.edu (Kathy Truman)
For questions or problems regarding our website contact our Webmaster: aloha@niu.edu (Dr. Michael J. Kolb)
Our research and faculty are often in the news and we are quite proud of our accomplishments.
Roots of civilization in Hawaii to 13th century (2006) Anthropology Museum exhibit examines Islam in Southeast Asia (2006) Early human ancestors had a wobble in their walk (2006) Anthropology museum documents Cambodia’s ‘killing fields’ (2005) Field trip is golden for student archaeologists (2005) Archaeologists shed new light on Americas’ earliest known civilization (2004) Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship (2004) Anthropologist examines cultural models in democratic movements (2004) In Search of the Lost City of Alica (2004) Congo Exhibit Highlights Anthropology Museum (2004) Archaeologists studying site where ancient spear point was discovered (2003) Archaeologists harvest past from Yorkville cornfield (2003) Anthropologist sinks teeth into study of how primates grow up (2003) Icon discovery pushes back Andean religion by a millennium (2003) Keeping the Game Close (2002) Americas' oldest pyramids, cities (2001) The Smallest Primates (2002) Anthropology Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship (2002) Flesh and Bone (2001) Researchers discover fossils of tiny, thumb-length primates (2000) Newly discovered fossils from China shed light on common ancestry of monkeys, apes and humans (2000) NIU Professor Winifred Creamer named YWCA Outstanding Woman Leader in DuPage (2000) Search the NIU Recent Press Releases
Roots of civilization in Hawaii to 13th century (2006)
Anthropology Museum exhibit examines Islam in Southeast Asia (2006)
Early human ancestors had a wobble in their walk (2006)
Anthropology museum documents Cambodia’s ‘killing fields’ (2005)
Field trip is golden for student archaeologists (2005)
Archaeologists shed new light on Americas’ earliest known civilization (2004)
Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship (2004)
Anthropologist examines cultural models in democratic movements (2004)
In Search of the Lost City of Alica (2004)
Congo Exhibit Highlights Anthropology Museum (2004)
Archaeologists studying site where ancient spear point was discovered (2003)
Archaeologists harvest past from Yorkville cornfield (2003)
Anthropologist sinks teeth into study of how primates grow up (2003)
Icon discovery pushes back Andean religion by a millennium (2003)
Keeping the Game Close (2002)
Americas' oldest pyramids, cities (2001)
The Smallest Primates (2002)
Anthropology Professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship (2002)
Flesh and Bone (2001)
Researchers discover fossils of tiny, thumb-length primates (2000)
Newly discovered fossils from China shed light on common ancestry of monkeys, apes and humans (2000)
NIU Professor Winifred Creamer named YWCA Outstanding Woman Leader in DuPage (2000)
Search the NIU Recent Press Releases
Departmental Chair: Dr. Judy Ledgerwood (jledgerw@niu.edu) Departmental Secretary: Ms. Kathy Truman (ktruman@niu.edu) Webmaster: Dr. Michael Kolb (aloha@niu.edu)
