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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published in January. was matrilineal and matriarchal based on her analysis of the archaeology, including the high number of female figurines. The findings offer essential clues about gender roles and social structures in ancient Europe.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2010. Late Pleistocene Human Evolution in East Asia: Behavioral Perspectives Provides a behavioral perspective on hominin evolution, highlighting key fossil and archaeological findings in East Asia. Source: Current Anthropology, 2017. Source: PNAS, 2012. Rabett, 2012.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Intersectional Anthropology. Here, I share about my class, “Intersectional Anthropology,” and reflect on some of the ways it has played into my career, while also acknowledging my privileges as a person who holds a Ph.D. Bio)archaeology is no stranger to its colonial baggage. I received my Ph.D.

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

One such discovery has emerged from the archaeological site of Jebel Faya, a rock shelter nestled in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Related Research Bretzke, K., Preusser, F.,

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Archaeological evidence, particularly the presence of distinct microblade stone tools, has been used to argue for a northern migration. Journal of Physiological Anthropology , 44 (1). Human history is not just about where we came from but how we adapted to the ever-changing environments we encountered. DOI: 10.1126/science.1224344

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

While the answer remains elusive, a combination of archaeological and biological evidence provides clues, suggesting cooking may have begun as early as 2 million years ago. Archaeological Evidence: Fire Control and Cooking Sites The archaeological search for the origins of cooking hinges on evidence of fire control.

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