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Children as Artists: A New Perspective on Upper Paleolithic Cave Art

Anthropology.net

By integrating insights from developmental psychology, researchers have identified playful and imaginative marks made by young artists, fundamentally rethinking prehistoric creativity. The article is titled, “Children as playful artists: Integrating developmental psychology to identify children’s art in the Upper Palaeolithic.

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Learn more about: Exploring Indigenous Governance and Cultural Evolution in Oaxaca, Mexico

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He is a behavioral economist who uses economic theory and empirics to study topics in the intersection of economics, psychology, political science, sociology and anthropology. Read about the funded projects.

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Leonard B. Glick

Anthropology News

1929-2024 Leonard Glick Leonard Glick—educator, scholar, anthropologist, former psychiatrist, and wit—passed away peacefully at home with his family shortly after turning 94. In 1957 Len left medicine for a field that interested him far more, beginning the study of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and getting his PhD in 1963.

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Reimagining Neanderthals: Ludovic Slimak's Insights into Human Evolution and Coexistence

Anthropology.net

In his groundbreaking book, The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature (2024), Slimak delves into the depths of Neanderthal life, challenging preconceived notions and offering a fresh perspective on what it means to be human. Slimak asserts. "We

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Local author explores Kentucky’s surroundings in new book

Life and Landscapes

In each book, Van Stockum studies the surrounding area’s anthropological history and the people’s culture to better understand Kentucky’s history. In addition to the “Surrounding ” series, Van Stockum has also written several scientific articles, post-apocalyptic novels, psychological thrillers, and even romance.

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Teaching Syndemics

Teaching Anthropology

MerrillSinger, PhD, University of Connecticut The COVID-19 pandemic brought enhanced global attention to the anthropological concept of syndemics. As medical anthropologist Lance Gravlee observed, syndemics has achieved a broader reach than most anthropological ideas. 2024, COVID-19 Syndemics of the Global South: A World Divided.

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Alan Harwood

Anthropology News

(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.