Gift Giving Guide 9.0: Anthropology Style

As another school year comes to a wrap students and parents look forward to the next chapter for many, which for some includes a rite of passage, graduation, and entering into either graduate school or full time employment.  This rite of passage is typically celebrated with gifts, and if you are stumped on what to get the anthropologist in your life say no more!  I am here to help you find the best gift based on their specific area of interest/focus and all for under $50 (including shipping!).  :)

For the Sociocultural Anthropologist

Calaca Creations has a series of great shirts and other accessories for social theorists who focus on sociocultural anthropology.  This t-shirt featuring Margaret Mead is my personal pick for the anthropologists in your life, but if this is not his or her speed there are other options that you can check out.  :)

You can purchase this shirt here.

 For the Archaeologist

As a lot of archaeologists immediately go into the field (either working full or part-time either while in or school or not) a practical gift may be best.  One of the things archaeologists always need is water, and this small but useful water bottle is not only practical but also archaeologically themed.  Cognitive Surplus has a variety of other drink ware items available for purchase that are also archaeologically (as well as biologically anthropologically) themed, so you are bound to find something appropriate if this piece does not work.

You can purchase this water bottle here.

For the Linguistic Anthropologist

Dylan Balliett has a variety of artistically minded items, from art prints and books to hard enamel pins and patches.  It was from his collection that an appropriate gift for linguistic anthropologists comes: a hard enamel pin.  Small but cute, this piece is something that they can wear every day or on special occassions.

You can purchase this hard enamel pin here.

For the Biological Anthropologist

One of the most famous biological anthropological discoveries ever is known as Lucy (aka, Australopithecus afarensis).  She tends to be a favorite of many anthropologists, making a gift involving her a safe bet for any biological anthropologist.  Feel free to check out Scaling Down the Past's options, but this figurine of Lucy in-situ may be just the thing to buy for the biological anthropologist in your life.

You can purchase this replica Lucy here.