Sapiens

DECEMBER 4, 2024

I have also been actively involved in decolonial efforts at the University of Cambridge, exposing me to the intricate practical challenges and the ethical dilemmas surrounding the restitution of cultural artifacts. Unlike the U.K., However, not all these acquisitions necessarily warrant repatriation.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

Richard Wrangham, a retired professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, noted 2 that starch grains can be detected in teeth dating back at least 50,000 years. These hearths typically consist of circular arrangements of stones surrounding ash deposits, often accompanied by burned artifacts or plant remains. Strassner, C.,

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. 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.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 4, 2025

First, when the government office tasked with the Tuam excavation initiated an early DNA sampling campaign for elderly and sick presumed relatives of children in the grave, the genetic kinship analysis provisions of the 2022 Institutional Burials Act became an object of contention.

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