The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Teagle grant supported course-sharing and online module development at more than 35 institutions and organizations, and engaged more than 180 faculty and staff between 2014 and 2017. In fact, the experience was so positive that three-quarters of the participants will run their hybrid courses again in the 2017-18 academic year.

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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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Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

There is a long history of US imperial politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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.” What is solidarity?

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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. What Defines a Species?

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date. Related Studies These articles expand on themes of material culture, identity, and the anthropological interpretations of Iberian engraved plaques.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 17, 2024

” Dehumanization and Cycles of Violence The treatment of the dead at Charterhouse Warren aligns with broader patterns of violence observed throughout human history. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 45, 94–108. . “We’re still unsure whether, and if so how, this is related to the violence at the site.”

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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. These were once living people, with families and histories.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While studying to become a physician, I was one of the lucky few who had the chance to also study human genetic evolution and its impact on health—topics missing from most medical curricula but central to fields such as biological anthropology. The reason lies deep in human history. were not the result of scientific investigation.

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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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APRIL 11, 2023

Paleoanthropology is a scientific discipline dedicated to illuminating our evolutionary history. 2017) Paleoanthropologists’ business is in death. In anthropology, a ritual is a set of actions or behaviors that are performed in a repeated, formalized, and symbolic manner. ” Elife 6 (2017): e24232.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Across the municipality and the country at large, there are many similar situations, and the dynamics of energy infrastructure in the Caribbean have a long and fraught history. The post Battling against Air-e appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Rereading what I wrote then about deaf students at the ASDC while witnessing the flattening of Gaza 10 years later feels chilling—a visceral reminder that the history of Palestine, as numerous commentators have observed , did not begin on October 7, 2023. Israel’s genocidal war endangers deaf and disabled Palestinians disproportionately.

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