Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Insights from 130,000 Years of Climate and Human Impact The study tracked vegetation changes in southeastern Australia over the past 130,000 years, analyzing fossil pollen and archaeological data to determine how climate and human land use shaped the region’s ecology.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

2019 Implications for Understanding Prehistoric Societies The active participation of children in creating cave art compels a reevaluation of social structures in Upper Paleolithic societies. Journal of Archaeological Science , 137, 105542.​ ​ Children's footprints from Basura Cave, 14,000 years ago. Credit: Prof.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 17, 2025

Through a combination of archaeological surveys, petrographic analysis (studying the mineral composition of ceramics), and GIS-based spatial modeling, the research team identified distinct zones of pottery production and exchange. And in archaeology, they are often written in clay." In European Journal of Archaeology, 17(4), 602-633.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Our understanding of them has primarily come from archaeology—richly adorned graves, weapons, and evidence of trade. This trans-Adriatic connection aligns with archaeological evidence of extensive trade between Italy and the Balkans, where goods and cultural influences flowed freely in both directions.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A recent study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 takes a significant step toward answering these questions. The Engraved Stones of the Levant The researchers focused on five artifacts from four archaeological sites: Manot Cave, Amud Cave, Qafzeh Cave, and Quneitra. But at what point did this transition occur?

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

2019) and at raising learner satisfaction as they enjoy their courses more (Lumpkin et al., Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music. Learners’ engagement, active participation, and reflection are situated at the core of active learning.

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Sapiens

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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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Zlatý kůň skull, found in 1950 in what is now the Czech Republic.Credit.Marek Jantač Decoding the Oldest Genomes The ancient genomes analyzed in this groundbreaking study come from two pivotal archaeological sites: Zlatý kůň in Czechia and Ranis in Germany. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040072

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 7, 2024

A horse herder chases a white horse in Inner Mongolia, China in 2019. This aligns with archaeological evidence of horse imagery in Mesopotamia and chariot burials in the Ural Mountains, further supporting the revised timeline. A new study finds that humans domesticated horses around 4,200 years ago.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. In 2019, for instance, treasure hunters proceeded to destroy a glacial lake in a pasture in Gumushane, immediately to the south of the area I conducted my field research.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

This pre-European collapse narrative simply has no basis in the archaeological record.” Journal of Archaeological Science , 40 (6), 2859–2866. Journal of Archaeological Science , 100 , 148–157. Journal of Archaeological Science , 40 (2), 1203–1212. link] 3 Hixon, S. McMorran, B., & Hunt, T.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These spacewalks are commemorated on the reverse of the 2019 Sacagawea dollar coin. Parker wasn’t satisfied with what she considered “women’s work,” so Harrington taught her archaeological methods in the field. During the mission, Herrington performed three spacewalks, totaling 19 hours and 55 minutes.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By refining dating methods, researchers have expanded the horizons of archaeology, enabling more nuanced interpretations of our ancestors’ lives and creativity. Journal : Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019. Journal : Journal of Archaeological Science Reports , 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.anthro.2023.102975

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Researchers from the China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed that silk played a significant role in sacrificial rituals conducted by the Shu State during the late Shang Dynasty (1600–1100 BCE). Cambridge Archaeological Journal. Ge, J., & Hu, Y.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

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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