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An Ode to Jonathan Marks, or How I Became a Marksist

Anthropology 365

APRIL 23, 2025

I met Jon Marks in 2015, when I enrolled in the Masters program in anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I had just finished a Bachelors degree in anthropology and philosophy at East Carolina University, full of ideas but unsure where they might lead. in Anthropology, and a Ph.D. It wasnt therapy.

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East Meets West: Avar Society’s Genetic Patchwork in Early Medieval Austria

Anthropology.net

JANUARY 18, 2025

In the 8th century CE, the Avars—an enigmatic group with roots in the East Asian steppes—settled in Central Europe, weaving a tapestry of cultural cohesion amid genetic diversity. Their findings reveal an intriguing story of cultural integration despite distinct genetic divides.

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Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara Reveals a Lost North African Lineage

Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

This discovery reveals a deeply rooted and long-isolated genetic lineage in North Africa," said Nada Salem of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the study’s lead author. This ancient group shares ancestry with the 15,000-year-old foragers of Taforalt Cave in Morocco, associated with the Iberomaurusian culture.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

President Jokowi Widodo, more commonly known as ”Jokowi,” and Vice President Jusuf Kalla surprised the public when attending Indonesia’s 2017 State of the Union Address (SOTU) by wearing traditional attire. President Jokowi seeks to embody and represent this rich cultural diversity.

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The Firekeepers of the Ice Age: Unearthing the Gravettian Flame

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

But was its use during the Upper Paleolithic purely practical, or did it hold deeper cultural significance? The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition.

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Rethinking the Dawn of Agriculture: Human Agency in the Neolithic Transition

Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

Researchers from institutions including the University of Bath and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have developed a mathematical model that underscores the significance of human demographic interactions over environmental factors. Szécsényi-Nagy, A., Mallick, S., Rivollat, M., Schiffels, S.,

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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It represents a key example of how Tibetan refugees have established institutionalized, international education that preserves, advances, and shares Buddhist culture and philosophy. However, among community members, the relevance of linguistic diversity to the continuity of Tibetan Buddhist culture is a topic of considerable debate.

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

These results suggest that Neanderthals and modern humans coexisted and exchanged genes during a time shaped by profound environmental shifts and cultural advancements, such as technological innovation and the adaptation to diverse habitats. Journal : Genome Biology , 2017. Journal : American Journal of Physical Anthropology , 2011.

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A Tale of Two Internships

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). We have learned and grown so much through the internship.

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Some universities’ response to budget woes: Making faculty teach more courses

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APRIL 30, 2021

Scott Walker said public universities should offset state budget cuts by asking faculty to teach more, and the legislature in 2017 ordered that the working hours of every faculty member be tracked and made publicly available , by name and campus, through an online dashboard. That is also down since the dashboard was formalized by law in 2017.

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Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China

Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

In response to widespread social unrest caused by the collapse of digital Ponzi schemes, the Chinese state intensified regulation in 2017, accelerating the market’s decline. The post Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Latin American Solidarity in Changing Times

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Credit: Chelsey Dyer US activists linking hands with Colombian activists to cross a bridge along the San Juan River in 2017 Kathleen also comments on the role of those in the United States who can “act to change the situation.” Joseph Feldman is the Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology section editor.

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Dissertation Manuscript Outline: Human-Javelina Relations in Texas

Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

2017), scarcity (Lane 2019; McAfee 2016), conflict (Krauss 2015; Latour 2015), and species invasions (Helmreich 2005; Pfeiffer and Voeks 2008), all living things have to come to terms with future uncertainty. 2015), a loss of habitat (Corales, De Assis Montag, and Dunck 2022; Johnson et al.

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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

. “Cannibalism was an integral practice within the cultural systems of these Magdalenian groups,” the authors write. Cut Marks and Cracked Bones: The Case for Cannibalism Maszycka Cave is not new to the anthropological world. New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland.

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Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Related Studies These articles expand on themes of material culture, identity, and the anthropological interpretations of Iberian engraved plaques. Journal : Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences , 2017.

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Respecting the Dead: The Ethics of Human Skeletal Research and Curation

Anthropology.net

MARCH 15, 2025

A recent paper in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology urges anthropologists and anatomists to confront the legacy of human skeletal collections and calls for a new ethical framework that prioritizes transparency, community collaboration, and respect for the deceased. Annual Review of Anthropology, 51 , 125-142.

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Is There Something Fishy about the Polygraph?

Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

In May 2017, my research assistant Dana Burton and I sat through a nine-day trial at the US District Court in Baltimore, watching Phil Heasley challenge the validity of the polygraph test he had failed so as to reclaim the $2.8 On June 14, 2017, Justice Bennett released his 52-page judgment in the case of White Marlin Open, Inc.

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GSA 2023 Keynote Speech: STRIVING FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING IN ACADEMIA

Anthropology 365

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Institutional academic cultures often contribute to these mental health challenges, suggesting that these concerns are not purely individual but systemic within academia. The project invited students to consider how scientific knowledge develops and is situated in the historical and cultural dimensions of the times.

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Battling against Air-e

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Rural areas have gotten solar panels because San Juan is among those territories prioritized for rural development in the aftermath of the 2017 peace agreement with FARC-EP, the largest and oldest guerrilla group in the country. The post Battling against Air-e appeared first on Anthropology News.

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The Teenage Huntress of the Andes

Anthropology.net

MAY 8, 2025

The shift in tools may have contributed to a cultural shift in who did the hunting. It’s about tracing the evolution of human cooperation, labor, and culture. American Journal of Physical Anthropology , 164(4), 853–860. Not an Anomaly Skepticism around female hunters in prehistory has a long pedigree. Buonasera, T.,

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Putting Language to Work in the Dominican Republic

Anthropology News

APRIL 16, 2024

After working full-time for IFF on the Dominican Republic’s north coast for five years (2012–2017), I returned in 2021 for my dissertation research with this question in mind. The post Putting Language to Work in the Dominican Republic appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Burning from the Outside In: Cancer Patients in a Hyperthermic World

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast of Texas in 2017, for example, more than 500 industrial chemical plants, oil refineries, and hazardous waste sites were flooded , and carcinogenic toxins were circulated among residential and commercial irrigation infrastructures throughout the Houston region.

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Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It culminated at the end of 2017, just months before nationwide protests began on reforms to social security, among other issues. Tricia Niesz is the section contributing editor for the Council on Anthropology and Education. The post Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Gaza’s Deaf Community in the Face of Genocide

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In some circles, the use of capitalization for “Deaf” and “Disabled” indicates a cultural identity rather than a medical diagnosis. In 2017, disability studies scholar Jasbir Puar described these disabling conditions as the result of Israel’s “ right to maim.” At the time, they did not know the whereabouts of the children and staff. (

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A Spacecraft’s Dance From French Guiana to Jupiter

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

But what Im witnessing is not a usual beach scene for Kourou, the coastal town in French Guiana where Ive been living for the past six months for my doctoral research in anthropology. In 2017, people from all over French Guiana took to the streets to protest social insecurity, high inflation, and inequality.

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Homeward Bound

Anthropology News

APRIL 3, 2025

Caldwell, 2017 Rosemary the cat is ready for boarding her flight from California to Ohio. The post Homeward Bound appeared first on Anthropology News. Credit: Melissa L. It is a form of family-making in which movement is generative, not limiting.

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An Ode to Jonathan Marks, or How I Became a Marksist

East Meets West: Avar Society’s Genetic Patchwork in Early Medieval Austria

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Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara Reveals a Lost North African Lineage

Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

The Firekeepers of the Ice Age: Unearthing the Gravettian Flame

Rethinking the Dawn of Agriculture: Human Agency in the Neolithic Transition

Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

A Tale of Two Internships

Some universities’ response to budget woes: Making faculty teach more courses

Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China

Latin American Solidarity in Changing Times

Dissertation Manuscript Outline: Human-Javelina Relations in Texas

Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Respecting the Dead: The Ethics of Human Skeletal Research and Curation

Is There Something Fishy about the Polygraph?

GSA 2023 Keynote Speech: STRIVING FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING IN ACADEMIA

Battling against Air-e

The Teenage Huntress of the Andes

Putting Language to Work in the Dominican Republic

Burning from the Outside In: Cancer Patients in a Hyperthermic World

Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude

Gaza’s Deaf Community in the Face of Genocide

A Spacecraft’s Dance From French Guiana to Jupiter

Homeward Bound

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