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Neanderthal & Homo sapiens Burial Practices: A Complex Intersection of Culture & Competition

Anthropology.net

L'Anthropologie , 2024) Dr. Michael Gurven, a researcher involved in the study, commented, "While Neanderthals and Homo sapiens share many aspects of their material culture to the level that they cannot be distinguished, when it comes to burials, the picture is more complicated." Been et al., 1 Been, E., & Barzilai, O.

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A Poetics of Liberation: An Imagined Archive

Sapiens

As the 2024 poet-in-resident at the magazine, she imaginatively reaches for new possibilities. For, I work extensively on Tanzanian heritage and human remains entrapped in Germany. I engaged with this history in my poetry project for SAPIENS as the 2024 digital poet-in-residence. My poems are a call to action.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Hidden Voices: How Judeo-Tunisian Arabic Lives on in France

Anthropology News

However, this does not mean that they have lost interest in the language and traditions of their parents and grandparents. Among French Jews of Tunisian descent, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in their ancestors lifestyle before migration and with their cultural and linguistic heritage.

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Paleolithic Discoveries at Soii Havzak Rockshelter Illuminate Human Migration in Central Asia

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Zaidner highlights, “This discovery is a crucial step in piecing together the ancient human history of Central Asia and demonstrates the value of international collaboration in uncovering our shared heritage." 1 Zaidner, Y., & Kurbanov, S. Soii Havzak: a new Palaeolithic sequence in Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan.

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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

Anthropology News

In May 2024, questions about who should care for refugees’ languages, and about what constituted a language worthy of care, emerged at a community-based workshop, “Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning) for Multilingual Children,” in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.