Founded in 1902, the AAA is the world's largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology. This new, national organization was formed "to promote the science of anthropology, to stimulate and coordinate the efforts of American anthropologists, to foster local and other societies devoted to anthropology,[and] to serve as a bond among American anthropologists and anthropological organizations."

This organization is the oldest in America dedicated to archaeology, and has 10,000 members in 102 local societies.

The mission of NAPA is to promote the practice of anthropology and the interests of practicing anthropologists, and to further the practice of anthropology as a profession.

Founded in 1992. the organization's central goal is to bring together physical anthropologists, archaeologists, paleontologists, geologists and a range of other researchers whose work has the potential to shed light on hominid behavioral and biological evolution.

The RAI is dedicated to anthropology (the study of humankind) in its broadest, inclusive sense. The RAI seeks to combine the tradition of scholarship with the active provision of services to contemporary anthropology and anthropologists (including students of anthropology). It has a particular commitment to promoting the public understanding of anthropology, and the contribution of anthropology to public affairs. Membership is from all over the world.

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more than 7,000 members, the society represents professional, student, and avocational archaeologists working in a variety of settings including government agencies, colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector.

The mission of the SfAA is to promote the investigation of the principles of human behavior and their application to contemporary issues and problems. Members include professionals in academia, business, law, health and medicine. Members are represented by a variety of disciplines - anthropology, sociology, economics, business, planning, medicine, nursing and law.

The purpose of the SAE is, in part: to strengthen national and international networks between colleagues; encourage comparative research; promote Europeanist anthropology; facilitate dissemination of information about employment opportunities, grants, visiting European scholars, and other resources; promote the professional integration of students specializing in Europe.

The WAC is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization and is the only representative world-wide body of practicing archaeologists. WAC seeks to promote interest in the past in all countries, to encourage the development of regionally-based histories and to foster international academic interaction.

Links to library catalogs around the world.

Open access journal for archaeological works.

The American Anthropological Association's Project, RACE, explores race from three perspectives.