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The Evolutionary Anthropology Laboratory (EAL) is a research and teaching facility established in 1999 with funding from the National Science Foundation and the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Evolutionary anthropology is the study of the human condition—past and present—from the perspective of modern evolutionary theory. It is a multidisciplinary endeavor bringing together data and theoretical perspectives from archaeology, paleoanthropology, physical anthropology, and primatology.
Primary research focuses in the EAL include lithic analysis, taphonomy, primate behavioral ecology, cranial morphometrics, and zooarchaeology. More information on research priorities is available on the Research and the 3D Center pages of this website.
Integrating teaching and research is a critical component to training archaeologists and biological anthropologists. We strive to involve undergraduates in as many phases of research projects as possible. Information on lab internships is available on the Opportunities page.
The EAL is located on the third floor of Blegen Hall, on the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It contains space dedicated to osteology, lithics, zooarchaeology, palaeobotany, and three dimensional modeling. The EAL also houses the following reference and research collections: Old World Archaeology, Primate Osteology, Mammalian Osteology, Human Evolution, Archaeology Teaching, and Taphonomy. Our two state-of-the-art teaching facilities are the Human Evolution Lab and the Advanced Teaching Lab.
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