The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last month, showed that the reading scores of elementary and middle schoolers continued their long downward slide, hitting new lows. Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new science of reading laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 1, 2025

The Bone Archive of Human History If genes are blueprints, skulls are blueprints weathered by time. The results hint at a Europe in flux: a continent repeatedly reshaped not just by migration but by the slow churn of diet, disease, and cultural transformation. BC, without cultural affiliation, Věstonice cluster).

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

However, the scale of ochre extraction and the evident skill involved at Lion Cavern marks this site as a unique focal point in the history of human creativity and ritual. Ochre’s Role in Early Human Society Ochre, valued across cultures and eras, was more than a mere pigment; it was a cornerstone of symbolic and ceremonial life.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Maya civilization is celebrated for its monumental architecture, intricate calendars, and cultural sophistication. It offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between environmental adaptation and cultural development in human history. 10,eadq1444(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adq1444 1 Eleanor Harrison-Buck et al.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Youngbear and her colleagues work to connect with families in a way that acknowledges the history and needs of Native communities. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla. Youngbear and her colleagues work to connect with families in a way that acknowledges the history and needs of Native communities. 2, 2024, in Watonga, Okla.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ancient Mud Unlocks 130,000 Years of Australia’s Fire Management History Australia’s relationship with fire extends back thousands of years, with Indigenous land management practices deeply shaping the continent’s ecology. Credit: Science (2024). ladder fuels). 1 Mariani, M., Herbert, A., Adeleye, M., Florin, S.

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APRIL 23, 2025

What He Wrote and Why it Matters Jons first book, Human Biodiversity: Genes, Race, and History (1995), came out of a simple but transformative observation: the science of human difference had changed dramatically over the twentieth century, and most people, including many scientists, hadnt caught up. Jon wasnt rejecting science.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. government’s campaign to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools. The work is guided by cultural success coaches — school employees who help families address the kind of challenges that keep students from coming to school.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) have identified semi-domesticated maize specimens from caves in Brazil’s Peruaçu Valley, revealing a unique chapter in the crop’s evolutionary history. The history and evolution of maize. Kistler, L.,

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As part of an ongoing series examining Contributions of Scholars of Color , the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a a second set of oral history interviews during the 2024 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, California.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These findings offer new insights into the evolutionary pathways of dexterity and cultural development that began long before the genus Homo emerged. sediba displayed substantial manipulation abilities, which, while not necessarily linked directly to stone tools, could indicate broader cultural behaviors. A new study shows that A.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Their findings underscore the importance of Central Asia not only as a geographical way point but as a cultural and technological nexus where different human populations may have encountered each other over millennia. Artifacts suggest that the Zeravshan Valley was not only a migration route but potentially a place of cultural exchange.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Study of Ancient Alaskan Canids To explore this complex history, a team of archaeologists led by François Lanoë from the University of Arizona analyzed 111 sets of bones from canids unearthed at archaeological sites across interior Alaska. Journal : Science Advances , 2024. 10 ,eads1335(2024).DOI:

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

By August 2024 she would complete her degree in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, giving her time for such an endeavor. MAHGs required history courses gave me the context I need for teaching government, Messick added. Some of them encourage her. All the courses are immediately impactful.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 16, 2024

2024 Erich S. Gruen Prize kskordal Mon, 12/16/2024 - 08:56 Image In 2024, the fifth year of the SCS Erich S. The committee unanimously awards the 2024 Erich S. More broadly, it suggests that Herodotus encourages his audience to consider their own culturally conditioned customs.

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Becoming a History Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2024

This blog is jointly authored by Vic Crooks and Laura London based on a presentation we gave at the Historical Association Conference in May 2024. But how should we approach this in the history classroom? As history teachers we often problematise controversial issues to ‘see both sides of an issue’. Grosvenor (2000, p.157),

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Society for Classical Studies

MAY 7, 2024

Announcing the 2024 Erich S. Gruen Prize kskordal Tue, 05/07/2024 - 08:44 Image On behalf of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS), the Erich S. Gruen, renowned ancient historian and long-time Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of History and Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. The prize is intended to honor Erich S.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

A groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Nagoya University Museum in Japan offers fresh insights into the cultural evolution of Homo sapiens during their dispersal across Eurasia roughly 50,000 to 40,000 years ago. However, the recent study challenges this notion by examining stone tool technology over a 50,000-year span.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A groundbreaking study 1 of ancient human DNA from the Oakhurst rock shelter in South Africa is shedding new light on population history in one of the world’s earliest regions of modern human activity. These new results from southernmost Africa are quite different, and suggest a long history of relative genetic stability.”

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Human Behaviour 1 , researchers delve into the intricate world of ancient jewelry, unearthing evidence of nine distinct lost cultures that thrived across Europe between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago. From social status to cultural affiliations, what people wore spoke volumes about their identity.

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JULY 2, 2024

Introduction A remarkable discovery in southeastern Australia has unveiled archaeological evidence of what may be the oldest known culturally transmitted human ritual. al 2024 Read more Ritual sticks uncovered in Cloggs Cave date back 10,000 to 12,000 years.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 6, 2025

In the humid heart of the Yucatán, inside the ceremonial center of Chichén Itzá, a dozen ceramic bowls buried in history have begun to speak again. It was a material culture in miniature: sacred science, encoded in practice, surviving in pigment long after its makers were gone. Related Research Arnold, D.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Italian Peninsula before the rise of Rome was a tapestry of diverse ethnic groups, each with unique languages, customs, and material cultures. A recent study, The Genomic Portrait of the Picene Culture 1 , published in Genome Biology , attempts to decode their past through ancient DNA analysis. Ravasini et al.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2025

Art history students in particular face growing difficulty in securing employment outside academic circles. art and art history education is in crisis : While 5,300 art history degrees were awarded in 2012, the number fell to just 3,500 in 2022 a 34 percent decline, The Nation reported. In the U.S.,

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Often, the product of this influence is a colonialist narrative that presents past cultures as flawed or inconsistent (because they fail to meet modern criteria) and modern (usually Western) cultures as the resolution of these inconsistencies. Fellowships will be distributed equally across the 2025-2026 academic year (i.e.,

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 4, 2024

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 13:37 Image The Future of the Past Lab and the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are excited to announce a three-year series of visiting fellowships titled “Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History.”

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In early 2024, a controversy swirled around filming for the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse in the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon in the U.S. The producers also reportedly sought permits to film further in Chaco Culture National Historic Park and Grand Canyon National Park. Southwest, many Native leaders objected. Koyiyumptewa.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 29, 2025

Credit Karen Hardy The Ahrensburgian culture is best known from the North European Plain, where hunter-gatherers adapted to the cold, open tundra with a specialized hunting toolkit aimed at reindeer. Examples of artefacts from South Cuidrach (reproduced from Hardy and Ballin, 2024, with permission). Stone tools found on Skye.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 4, 2025

Originals & Reworks is to try painting those 2000 years of history, to try reviving those musics, almost forgotten, our grand-parents and parents got married to, henna on their hands . The artist Lo Nataf describes his work on his social media as follows: To paint the album cover for Ya Hasra: Jewish-Tunisian Jewels.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

They were the remains of animals deeply intertwined with the histories and cultures of Indigenous communities. Lakota elder Milo Yellow Hair looks over bison skulls stored in the CU Museum of Natural History. Horses, bison, and other creatures hold deep cultural and spiritual significance. “You care for horses.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 2, 2025

The approach allows archaeologists to pinpoint events within the span of a single human life—offering a more intimate view of history. For much of the 20th century, archaeologists often removed human remains and cultural artifacts without consultation or consent. But this precision comes at a cost. Related Research Manning, S.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 28, 2024

Recent research from the University of Zurich reveals extensive cultural and linguistic networks among Central African hunter–gath 1 erer groups dating back millennia, challenging previous assumptions about the region's prehistoric cultural evolution. Nat Hum Behav (2024). 1 Padilla-Iglesias, C., Blanco-Portillo, J.,

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

CFP: Rome and Iberia V: Diversity of Relations from Antiquity to Modernity kskordal Mon, 12/02/2024 - 13:18 Image The Department of Spanish Studies and the Department of Classical Philology of the University in Lodz would like to invite you to the fifth interdisciplinary academic conference Rome and Iberia V. Inspirations in art.

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Zinn Education Project

JULY 15, 2024

The series, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is focused on six themes that are at the heart of SNCC’s history of grassroots organizing: the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender, freedom teaching, and art and culture in movement building.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In December 2024, APSA awarded 22 projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics for a combined amount of $44,000. Her research spans human rights and democratization in Latin America and globally. Read about the funded projects.

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Living Geography

MAY 4, 2025

Yesterday was a stressful couple of hours as I followed the live text updates on the final games of the 2024-25 Championship season. The situation changed quite a few times, with either Burnley or Leeds set to lift the trophy. It was into injury time when the deciding goal was scored, confirming Leeds as Champions.

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