Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Bae of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and senior researcher Xiujie Wu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research sheds light on a complex evolutionary period in Asia’s late Middle and early Late Pleistocene. Led by Professor Christopher J.

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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). One striking feature of the Jebel Faya assemblage is the presence of a laminar system," the researchers explain.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 16, 2025

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers 1 one of the most detailed archaeological analyses to date of the roots of economic inequality. Despite their size, archaeological evidence suggests relatively even distribution of house sizes and public investment in civic infrastructure. "We Bogaard, A.,

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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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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By the 1990s, genetic research began to challenge the Multiregional hypothesis. Archaeological evidence, particularly the presence of distinct microblade stone tools, has been used to argue for a northern migration. However, genetic research presents a different picture. Related Research Fu, Q., DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221359110

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

I first trialed active learning strategies while teaching at the University of Oxford, where one of the challenges of teaching anthropology is the diverse background of the students (Bastide, 2012). Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I call this a “confession” because “ (bio)archaeologists ” like me—scholars who identify with archaeology, biological anthropology, or both—are not necessarily known for centering social theories like Intersectionality in our subdisciplines. and, in the context of international research, has United States citizenship.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

In 2012 2 , Carl Lipo of Binghamton University and Terry Hunt of the University of Arizona demonstrated that a team of just 18 people using three strong ropes could move a 10-foot, 5-ton moai a few hundred yards with a rocking motion. This pre-European collapse narrative simply has no basis in the archaeological record.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

But finishing in four years matters, because research shows that the longer it takes, the less likely a student is to make it to graduation. A quarter of students drop out after four years, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Taking more credits has benefits other than cutting time to a degree.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 18, 2025

Adapting to Harsh Realities The research, led by Dr. Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary, highlights how Homo erectus repeatedly occupied areas in the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania—a UNESCO World Heritage site. This iconic landscape is known for its rich archaeological record and its pivotal role in unraveling human origins.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This research, led by Pere Gelabert and Ron Pinhasi of the University of Vienna alongside David Reich of Harvard University, provides the most comprehensive genetic data from Early Neolithic Central Europe to date. Source: Science , 2012. Map of the LBK culture and the studied sites. Source: BioRxiv , 2016.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 17, 2025

Now, researchers say 1 , those bones tell a story not just about a species in decline, but about a species—our own—trying to make meaning of life and death. In the archaeological layers of Taforalt, also known as Grotte des Pigeons, researchers have unearthed not only bustard bones, but strong evidence of their ritual use.

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For scholars of gender archaeology and history, the body has become a privileged site for the investigation of women’s lives in antiquity (Liston 2012; Shepherd 2012). London: Accordia Research Institute, University of London, pp. 2012) ‘Women in Magna Graecia’, in S.L. Morter, and J.E. Barker, J. (ed.) Buchner, G.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Archaeology can offer answers—and potential solutions. Mostly absent from Colorado in the mid-20th century, moose were introduced by state wildlife officials into northern and western Colorado in a series of relocations between 1978 and 2012. But doing so is not a simple matter.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.

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