Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In contrast, modern shrub density in some forests is now higher than it was 130,000–115,000 years ago—a period with a similar climate to today’s but without human intervention. Researchers focused on key historical periods: pre-human Australia, periods of Indigenous habitation, and the era following British colonization.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 98

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Search for Early Symbolic Expression For decades, archaeologists have debated the origins of symbolic thought in early humans. Was it an innovation exclusive to modern humans, or did our distant relatives also engage in abstract expression? Symbolic behavior in early humans is often difficult to identify with certainty.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Archaeology Anthropology Ancestry 52

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A Glimpse into Europe’s Earliest Settlers Over 45,000 years ago, small groups of modern humans roamed the icy expanse of Ice Age Europe. Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced.

Humanities 98

Humanities Ancestry History Anthropology 98

Sapiens

APRIL 3, 2024

Please note that this article includes images of human remains. This long-lost child, represented only by a lower jaw, was referred to as Ksâr ‘Akil 4 because it was the fourth human fossil discovered at the site of Ksâr ‘Akil in Lebanon, on the Eastern Mediterranean coast. ANOTHER SET OF TEETH “These teeth don’t belong to Egbert!”

Archival Research 138

Archival Research Museum Archiving Artifacts 138

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.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Archaeology Museum 130

Anthropology.net

JUNE 7, 2024

The New Timeline of Horse Domestication Recent research 1 has upended previous assumptions about the domestication of horses, revealing that humans first domesticated these animals around 2200 B.C., A horse herder chases a white horse in Inner Mongolia, China in 2019. a full millennium later than traditionally believed.

Archaeology 64

Archaeology Humanities History Cultures 64

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. Treasure hunts conventionally presume that the treasure itself is artefactual, that is, it is generated through the processing of natural substances by humans (e.g., a golden jewelry). unprocessed gold fragments).

Artifacts 95

Artifacts Heritage Archaeology Cultures 95

Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

This pre-European collapse narrative simply has no basis in the archaeological record.” This case study provides valuable lessons on sustainable living and the resilience of human communities. Journal of Archaeological Science , 40 (6), 2859–2866. Journal of Archaeological Science , 100 , 148–157.

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Tradition Humanities Cultures 52

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Many dedicated, brilliant, and diverse trailblazers have illuminated our path and brought their findings to the forefront of humanity. These spacewalks are commemorated on the reverse of the 2019 Sacagawea dollar coin. She found the skull of a giant sloth next to early human tools.

Oral History 52

Oral History Museum Heritage Archaeology 52

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cave art has long been a touchstone for understanding the cognitive and cultural worlds of ancient humans. This revelation challenges assumptions about early art and its association with modern humans, re-framing the story of creativity in the deep past. Panel GS I and sample locations for MAL6 and MAL7.

Archaeology 119

Archaeology Heritage Humanities Cultures 119

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.

Artifacts 98

Artifacts Archaeology Museum Cultures 98

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook. Published by Cambridge University Press, Public Humanities is pitched as a very large tent. Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities.

Humanities 145

Humanities Archiving Oral History Pedagogy 145