Anthropology News

JULY 15, 2024

Issued: July 15, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until November 1, 2024 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the forms of care that permeate human and nonhuman worlds. The post Call for Pitches: Care appeared first on Anthropology News.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of anticipation—and controversy. This view highlights the tension between national pride and historical accountability, and a misunderstanding—or willful denial—of Spain’s global colonial impact.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Credit: Nature Communications (2024). Source: Paleoanthropology, 2024. Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2010. Late Pleistocene Human Evolution in East Asia: Behavioral Perspectives Provides a behavioral perspective on hominin evolution, highlighting key fossil and archaeological findings in East Asia.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Their findings, now published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology 1 , highlight the importance of Arbreda as a site of continuous archaeological significance. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 1 Lozano, M., Soler, J., López-Onaindia, D., Solés, A., Julià, R., Ceperuelo, D.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has reconstructed the genomes of 13 individuals who lived between 1,300 and 10,000 years ago, revealing crucial insights into human migrations and population stability in southern Africa. 1 Gretzinger, J., Gibbon, V. Penske, S.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Issued: September 30, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until December 1, 2025 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the theme of migration. We will accept pitches through December 1, 2024. The post Call for Pitches: Migration appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Antiquity, December 2024. Antiquity, December 2024 In a grim twist, the remains were not indicative of a battle or defensive encounter. Antiquity, December 2024. Antiquity, December 2024. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 45, 94–108. Journal of Archaeological Science , 51, 181–190.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A recent study, published on September 3, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS Complex Systems 1 , presents groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms driving social evolution. The model proposed by Itao and Kaneko offers a mechanistic explanation for social evolution, integrating theories from anthropology, history, and archaeology.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mauro Calattini The boy’s remains, discovered in 1998 in Grotta delle Mura, a cave near Monopoli in southern Italy, were uncovered during archaeological excavations. The infant's skeleton was excavated in 1998 in a cave in Puglia. Vazzana, A., Romandini, M., Boschin, F., Magnone, L., Rossini, M., Di Domenico, G., Baruffaldi, F.,

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Anthropology News

JUNE 6, 2024

Issued: June 6, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until September 1 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Pitch Here As the 2024 American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual meeting approaches, Anthropology News invites submissions that delve into the dynamic realm of anthropological praxis.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Impact on Anthropology and Archaeology The findings at Ranis prompt a reevaluation of settlement histories, technological capabilities, and social dynamics of early c. Ranis, once seen as a Neanderthal site, emerges as a critical piece in the puzzle of human evolution. Ruebens, K., Sinet-Mathiot, V., Pederzani, S., Harking, F.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Classical Philology, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, etc.) Submissions may be a condensed version, or a particularly strong chapter, of an undergraduate thesis, an exceptional course paper, or an independent research project. or geo-temporal focus (e.g.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The methods developed in this study offer a powerful tool for exploring other complex regions of the human genome and their role in health and disease, opening new possibilities for research in anthropology, archaeology, and human genetics. 1 Bolognini, D., Halgren, A., 1 Bolognini, D., Halgren, A., Raveane, A., Guarracino, A.,

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

University of Wyoming anthropologists have unearthed one of the earliest circular plazas in Andean South America at the Callacpuma archaeological site in Peru's Cajamarca Basin. Together with students from Peru and the U.S., 1 Toohey, J. 1 Toohey, J. Murphy, M. Chirinos Ogata, P., G., & Garcia-Putnam, A. in the Cajamarca Valley of Peru.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have decoded 1 the DNA of seven individuals found at sites in Germany and Czechia, revealing a lineage that carried traces of Neanderthal ancestry and left behind no modern descendants. Furtwaengler, A., Peyrégne, S., de Filippo, C., Rohrlach, A. Pierini, F.,

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 23, 2024

” The Innovation of Braced Pikes New insights into the use of Clovis points have emerged through experimental archaeology. But for whatever reason, it hasn’t been talked about too much in anthropology.” 1 Byram, R. Lightfoot, K. G., & Sunseri, J.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada. Archaeology is a hands-on discipline, but it is very difficult to get 200 students doing anything archaeological in a large lecture hall. We also ran an experiential archaeology activity relating to ancient board games.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada. Archaeology is a hands-on discipline, but it is very difficult to get 200 students doing anything archaeological in a large lecture hall. We also ran an experiential archaeology activity relating to ancient board games.

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APRIL 16, 2024

ENTERING THE FRAY I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the mega-popular but controversial podcast the Joe Rogan Experience. But reaching those outside my echo chamber demands more than my archaeological expertise. a vocal opponent of vaccines and third-party candidate in the 2024 U.S.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. Can I take your order, please? References Han, D. (27 JSTOR DAILY. Taylor & Francis.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. Can I take your order, please? References Han, D. (27 JSTOR DAILY. Taylor & Francis.

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Anthropology.net

JULY 31, 2024

This new model aligns with archaeological, climatological, and genetic data, indicating that the populations in early North America were both dynamic and diverse. A study published on March 30 in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology sheds light on the linguistic journey of early Americans. and Canada. 1 Nichols, J.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 15, 2024

Intersecting Genomics and Anthropology Co-author Pontus Skoglund envisions the broader application of this method to challenging archaeological remains. These findings highlight the diversity of genetic conditions present in ancient populations and emphasize the role of genomic analysis in unraveling complex aspects of their lives.

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

AI is shaping our everyday lives, but as anthropology teaching faculty, most of our recent AI-related conversations have had a singular focus: how to deal with generative AI tools like ChatGPT in the classroom. Below, we present case studies from three anthropology courses using three different sets of AI tools.

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Anthropology News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Below is a list of the most-read article from each journal in 2024, but be sure to visit each journal’s homepage on AnthroSource to see all of the incredible pieces they’ve published over the past year! Current ethnographic practices in US anthropology Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Michael G. Lacy, Amber Wutich, H.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

"Initially, we found two distinct genetic ancestries among the hunter-gatherer groups north and south of the Greater Caucasus," explained Ayshin Ghalichi, lead author and PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Source: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. Berezin, Y. Broomandkhoshbacht, N.,

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