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Call For Papers: Trauma Informed Anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

How might we recognise and engage with understandings of trauma, and what implications might this have for anthropological research and teaching? How might we recognise and engage with understandings of trauma, and what implications might this have for anthropological research and teaching? by 2nd April 2023.

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Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Separate Species?

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A recent study led by researchers from London’s Natural History Museum and the KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy reignites the debate over whether Homo sapiens and Neanderthals ( Homo neanderthalensis ) should be classified as separate species. Journal : Evolutionary Anthropology , 2022. Journal : PNAS , 2013.

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Dog Domestication: A Tale of Alaskan Canids and Human Companionship

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The Study of Ancient Alaskan Canids To explore this complex history, a team of archaeologists led by François Lanoë from the University of Arizona analyzed 111 sets of bones from canids unearthed at archaeological sites across interior Alaska. Journal : Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 2019. Journal : Science , 2013.

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Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology

Anthropology for Beginners

i] History of the usage: The word “peasant” appears in English in late medieval and early modern times, when it was used to refer to the rural poor, rural residents, serfs, agricultural laborers, and the “common” or “simple” people.

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The Journey of Homo sapiens into East Eurasia: What Ancient Genomes Reveal

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Human history is not just about where we came from but how we adapted to the ever-changing environments we encountered. And as we continue to uncover more ancient genomes, our understanding of human history will only deepen. Journal of Physiological Anthropology , 44 (1). Related Research Fu, Q., DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221359110

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The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

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Richard Wrangham, a retired professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, noted 2 that starch grains can be detected in teeth dating back at least 50,000 years. The largest drop in the size of the chewing teeth in the history of human evolution occurred around 1.8 Homo erectus : The First Cook? link] 5 Kaplan, M.

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Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS Jobs

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The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. In 2013, Graeber wrote an article for the obscure left-wing magazine STRIKE! Graeber’s book is conversational in style, drawing on history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and pop culture to support his arguments.