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Ancient Origins of Tool Use: Australopithecine Hands Suggest Early Manipulation Abilities

Anthropology.net

These findings offer new insights into the evolutionary pathways of dexterity and cultural development that began long before the genus Homo emerged. However, the 2015 discovery of 3.3 These findings point to a progressive evolution of dexterity and fine motor skills within early hominins. The hand bones of Australopithecus sediba.

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The Geometry of Memory: How Knots Carry the Weight of Human History

Anthropology.net

But beyond their everyday function of fastening and securing, knots hold something deeper: a story about the evolution of human cognition, the flow of culture, and the quiet persistence of shared technique across continents and millennia. The process of Gauss coding a simple knot. Image credit: Roope Kaaronen / University of Helsinki.

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Tracing Maize’s Roots: Evidence of Domestication in South America

Anthropology.net

Morphological characterization of a teosinte sample at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the United States. These discoveries highlight the cultural and spiritual significance of maize to the region’s ancient inhabitants. Bonavia, D., & Grobman, A. Cambridge University Press.

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APSA Oral History Project: Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series

Political Science Now

His African Realism: International Relations Theory and Africa’s Wars in the Postcolonial Era (2015) was a Choice “Outstanding Academic Title.” Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. He published Race, Politics, and Education in Brazil in 2015. He received his Ph.D.

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An In-depth Exploration of Ötzi's Tattooing Technique

Anthropology.net

Ötzi the Iceman, a poignant relic of antiquity, has captivated anthropologists with his cryptic tattoos, offering a glimpse into the complex tapestry of ancient cultures. 2015: fig. © South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Eurac/Samadelli/Staschitz. . ©

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Announcing the Second Annual Digital Innovation in Learning Awards

Digital Promise

Five of these awards are new for 2015, including: The Parents as Partners award recognizes an educator who engages parents and caregivers in creative ways to support student learning in and outside the classroom. Check out last year’s winning video submissions here. The mission of the DILAs is to recognize innovators everywhere.

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Active learning as a pedagogical strategy to enhance the learning of anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

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. 2019) and at raising learner satisfaction as they enjoy their courses more (Lumpkin et al.,