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How do environmental, historical, and cultural factors influence human-javelina relations in Texas? The introduction stresses the significance of understanding human-javelina encounters within their specific socio-ecological contexts through a blend of historical, ecological, and cultural analysis.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Ksâr ‘Akil 4 remained unknown to researchers until 2019 when we—an archaeologist and a biological anthropologist—found a photograph of those teeth within towers of carboard boxes of documents from the Ksâr ‘Akil excavations. Its existence was merely noted as “another set of teeth” found next to Egbert in early publications. 998-27-40/14628.1.27

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

In 2015, while conducting anthropological fieldwork in eastern Indonesia, a member of our team (Cole) heard local women discussing how water shortages were triggering arguments between partners. The Jakarta Post reported that Sumba went 249 days without rain in 2019.

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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 : PNAS , 2019. Journal : American Journal of Physical Anthropology , 2011.

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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

As states forgo redistributive policy and embrace marketized economies that commodify education as the morally legitimized means of social mobility, scholars in anthropology and education have turned critical attention to pedagogies of aspiration. Tricia Niesz is the section contributing editor for the Council on Anthropology and Education.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In 2019, for instance, an anthropology professor at the University of Texas at Austin sent an email to 70 students saying he would give them an F on an assignment and refer them to the dean’s office after he discovered they were on a GroupMe chat group where answers to an exam were shared.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Teenagers said that the pressure to get good grades was their biggest cause of stress , a 2019 survey by the Pew Research Center found. “A Disabatino, now a UCSC junior double-majoring in psychology and anthropology and also the first in her low-income family to go to college, said: “I kind of felt like a deer in the headlights.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

student credit hours in 2019 , the last year for which the figure is available. Faculty at all of these universities and colleges acknowledged that they face a public perception driven by popular culture images of professors sitting in quiet offices reading books, and getting summers off.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

He is a noted scholar of visual culture in U.S. He is currently working on a study of Civil War visual culture for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Bogart is professor emeritus of art history and visual culture at Stony Brook University. Halls Professor of the History of Art (emerita) at Indiana University.

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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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Anthropology.net

APRIL 25, 2025

The research, led by Jared Carballo and Uroš Matić, now published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1 , is a reminder that human history is often told through what survives—but also what is overlooked. Current Anthropology , 60(3), 350–375. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 63, 101305.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In addition to providing needed heat, wood-hauling practices are an essential part of cultural identity. federal agencies existed, the Bears Ears area holds enduring cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance to the tribes of the region. However, Indigenous practices do not always fit neatly with U.S.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Tailored Garments and Human Expansion The production of tailored garments with closely stitched seams was a key cultural innovation that enabled early humans to survive harsh climates. Source: Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019. Source: Current Anthropology , 2015. Source: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , 2020.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 30, 2025

The findings call into question some of the foundational ideas in evolutionary anthropology about the universality of music, and specifically its social functions. When Culture Forgets So how could a community lose something as seemingly basic as dancing? Rethinking Universals What does this mean for anthropology?

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Anthropology News

MARCH 28, 2025

Prior to the opening of the mosque in 2019, the local Muslim organization operated a prayer room out of its offices in downtown. Passing in Japanese Society N arratives linking blood to culture shape the experiences of migrants in Japan.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 31, 2025

Since 2019, HT94 has been hosted by over 150 universities and colleges around the world, and the UMP offers host institutions an installation kit that supports visitors interpretive experiences, while encouraging each host site to connect the exhibit to local issues and community interests.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 31, 2024

It was hard to gain access and insight into the ship industry when I first visited in the winter of 2019–2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Taras Fedirko and Whitney Russell are section contributing editors for the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Striving to preserve material cultural heritage, experts disapprove of treasure hunting, which they view as a financially motivated and rather vulgar search for material riches. The post Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 21, 2024

The fires of 2019 and 2020 were especially devastating, with NASA’s Earth Observatory showing plumes of smoke covering the region. Taras Fedirko and Whitney Russell are section contributing editors for the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 23, 2024

(1935-2024) On July 5, 2024 Dr. Alan Harwood, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, died at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts surrounded by his children, Jessica and Seth Harwood, and his wife, Margot Welch.

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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. On April 30th, 2019, during the last day of the semester at UNC-Charlotte, students presented their projects in my Science and Technology Studies class.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

Anthropological research into human-animal conflict has centered on conservation efforts, tracing their roots to colonial times, examining their repercussions on marginalized communities, and analyzing the development of antagonistic sentiments toward wildlife.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2024

Anthropological poems from around the globe speak to people’s creative will, resistance, and resilience—and the significance of our shared humanity. ✽ We asked authors to share their insights into “what brought humanity to this point [in history] and anthropology’s role in those processes.” Indigenous anthropologist Jenny L.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

How did their nomadic culture evolve? It provides a rare glimpse into the genetic legacies shaped by climate shifts, trade networks, and cultural interactions stretching back thousands of years. ” This genetic variation aligns with linguistic and cultural differences among Fulani groups. Where did they come from?

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Human brain evolution has long fascinated scientists, as it underpins the development of intelligence, culture, and complex behavior. ” This complexity underscores the multifaceted nature of evolutionary pressures, including environmental challenges, social interactions, and the development of tools and culture.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 30, 2025

candidate in anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, my dissertation research brought me there to study how a hydroelectric dam, under construction since 2005, will impact the river and local residents in Assam and the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh. Tamul is addictive and well-known for its narcotic effects.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Ithaca College costs $132,656, on average, and two years later, graduates are earning $19,227. Information about debt incurred for specific programs, rather than averaged among every student at an institution, became available for the first time in 2019.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I began in-person after-school tutoring in 2019, supporting teenagers from Central America with their math, science, and English homework. 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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Anthropology.net

APRIL 19, 2025

As Carlin and colleagues note, more work is needed—new ancient genomes, deeper contextual analysis, and better integration of material culture and biology. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 62, 101294. But the shift in perspective is already underway. Neolithic Ireland wasn’t just a land of farmers and tomb builders.

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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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