Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side. 7, 8) Core with two opposing faces with parallel detachments This fundamental difference in technique suggests that these groups did not learn from one another or share a common cultural tradition.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08516-4 This genetic bottleneck led to an unusual pattern: fewer overall genetic variants but a higher prevalence of impactful, population-specific mutations. Others, however, may have contributed to the development of certain metabolic diseases. Hanghøj, K., Seiding, I. Jørsboe, E.,

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And though the pandemic has slowed down its plans a bit, the state has kept its commitment to invest enough money in the program to make it available to 70 percent of the state’s 4-year-olds by 2025. The post Alabama aims for huge pre-K enrollment boost by 2025, despite pandemic setback appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Yet, despite its central role in human evolution, determining when and how language first emerged remains a challenge. Fossils do not speak, and ancient DNA does not carry recordings of conversations. Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. 1 Miyagawa, S.,

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 7, 2025

These instruments, linked to the Umm an-Nar culture, provide compelling evidence of a shared musical tradition between the ancient civilizations of the Arabian Peninsula and the Indus Valley.​ The discovery of these well-preserved cymbals offers a rare glimpse into the auditory traditions of Bronze Age communities.​

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 17, 2025

Unlike its predecessor, the Oldowan tradition, which focused on basic percussive technologies, the Acheulian period is marked by a broader use of advanced tools such as handaxes and cleavers. Emerging from the earlier Oldowan tradition around 1.75 The Acheulian culture, which emerged around 1.75 PLOS ONE, 11 (9), e0161322.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 7, 2025

This confirms that the Lapedo Child lived thousands of years earlier than some prior estimates and aligns the burial with other Gravettian mortuary traditions across Europe. A precise date of 27,780 to 28,550 years before present (cal B.P.) , placing the burial firmly within the Gravettian period of the Upper Paleolithic. 1 Linscott, B.,

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 18, 2025

Credit: Archaeometry (2025). Credit: Archaeometry (2025). Moment, But a Slow Discovery The traditional view of early toolmaking suggests that one particularly clever hominin, perhaps while cracking a nut or smashing a bone, accidentally broke a rock and discovered the sharp edges it produced. Image by Michelle R. Not a "Eureka!"

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 1, 2025

This challenges traditional ideas about how early language exposure works and suggests that our understanding of linguistic development has been constrained by a Western lens. Instead of a single, primary caregiver guiding a child’s linguistic journey, Ghanaian babies are immersed in a swirling, communal world of overlapping languages.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

Decoding the Diets: The Role of Isotopes The Power of Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis Traditional isotopic analysis often paints broad strokes about ancient diets but falls short in disentangling the nuances of dietary composition. Read more "Neolithic Agricultural Practices and Diets" Insights from isotope studies on early farmers.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 27, 2025

Mapping Myths and Movements Mythological Motifs as Cultural DNA At the heart of this study is the database of Yuri Berezkin, which catalogs the presence or absence of 2,138 "mythemes"—core narrative motifs—across 926 traditions worldwide. Read more 1 Delbrassine, H., Mezzavilla, M., Vallini, L., Berezkin, Y., Bortolini, E.,

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 7, 2025

Undergraduate students making an individual submission must ensure their mentors have paid the CAAS membership fee for 2025 before making a submission. on Monday, September 8, 2025. CAAS Conference Travel Subsidies: CAAS offers need-based travel subsidies (up to $600) to speakers to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

Spatial distribution of archaeological sites included in the Bayesian chronological modelling according to geographic province, lithic technology (tradition or category), altitude and evidence for megafauna (MF) killing/scavenging by humans. Although a single lithic tradition/category is assigned to each site, some contain more than one (e.g.,

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 5, 2025

The team behind the discovery, led by Ignacio de la Torre, Luc Doyon, and Francesco d’Errico, argues that these tools represent a distinct technological tradition, not just an opportunistic or accidental use of bones. Nature (2025). 1 de la Torre, I., Benito-Calvo, A. Systematic bone tool production at 1.5 million years ago.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

2025 The study, published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 1 , examined 26 iron objects from burial sites at Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów. Bracelets (A-B-C) and ankle ring (D) from Częstochowa-Raków made of meteoritic iron (3). Pin fragment (E) from Częstochowa-Mirów (4).

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“These features, whatever their age, demonstrate traditional ancient Indigenous practices, driven by the universal human need to transport possessions and resources.” The researchers propose that these markings, found in association with human footprints, may represent the earliest known use of a human-drawn transport system.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Challenging the Traditional View of Neanderthal Evolution The study’s conclusions challenge traditional models of Neanderthal evolution. Previous theories largely fell into two camps: The Accretion Model – Neanderthals evolved gradually through accumulating small genetic changes over time. 0226555 1 Urciuoli, A.,

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Final Thoughts The grinding stones of early Neolithic Europe offer an extraordinary glimpse into how early societies valued their labor, their tools, and their traditions. Rather than being seen as disposable, grinding stones became vessels of meaning—embodying time, continuity, and human experience. 1 Zamzow, E., Valentini, M.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2025

Or echoes of a broader pan-Mesoamerican tradition? Sokołowski/PASI; Antiquity (2025) The figurines date back to roughly 410–380 BC , predating the rise of divine kingship in Mesoamerica. Przedwojewska-Szymańska/PASI; Antiquity (2025) Could the San Isidro figurines represent something similar?

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). These artifacts stand out for their sophistication, demonstrating a clear departure from earlier Middle Paleolithic traditions. The tools' makers were not just chipping away at stones haphazardly; they were following a refined tradition, optimizing each flake for efficiency.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 4, 2025

Rather than being overrun by an external culture, the people of Kach Kouch were actively adapting and integrating new influences into their own traditions. This is a crucial detail. This suggests that Phoenician influence in the Maghreb was not purely a one-sided imposition but a more complex process of cultural negotiation. 1 Benattia, H.,

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2025

As we start 2025, were looking back at the top podcast episodes chosen by listeners like you, and you can see a countdown of the top 10 below. Is it time to give traditional letter grade systems an F and replace them with alternatives that focus more on getting more students to master material? Thanks for listening!

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 7, 2025

Deadline for submission of abstracts : May 30, 2025. In this conference, we seek to explore vice and its various manifestations and effects. Vice is traditionally conceived as that which is deficient or falls short of good. Each paper will be assigned a responder, a senior researcher in the thematic area selected. and moa24@cam.ac.uk

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 28, 2025

Traditional ancestry reports often provide a static snapshot, indicating, for example, that an individual is "50% Irish." ​ Credit: Science (2025). ​ Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp4642.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By the end of the first millennium CE, another tradition emerged: elaborate mound and enclosure complexes (MECs), highly visible structures perched atop hilltops. 2025 A new study, published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1 , examines these burial landscapes to better understand their significance. Photo ceded by MARSUL.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

Instead, it points to the possibility of shared traditions, passed between groups over time. It challenges the notion that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens existed in opposition, instead painting a picture of cooperation and shared traditions. Tinshemet Cave during the excavations. Credit: Yossi Zaidner. Did they hunt together?

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MARCH 8, 2025

2025 Led by Dr. Sara Juengst, an international team of researchers analyzed the burial, comparing it to others from the region. Valdivia and the Coastal Tradition of Ecuador." Discusses the Valdivia culture’s burial practices and their influence on later traditions. Drawing of Burial 10 in situ during excavation.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

The presence of these distinct lithic technologies indicates that hunter-gatherers in this region were part of a broader cultural tradition that spanned much of southern Europe in the final millennia of the Ice Age. The radiocarbon dating places these tools firmly within the Early Epigravettian, aligning with known sites across Italy.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Diversity of Relations from Antiquity to Modernity April 10-11, 2025 We are delighted to invite you to participate in the fifth interdisciplinary international academic conference on the relationship between ancient Rome and the Iberian Peninsula. Material culture remains from the Roman times on the Peninsula’s territory.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

The discovery of a sophisticated stone tool tradition in southern China is now forcing a major reassessment of that assumption. The prevailing hypothesis is that Neanderthals, or at least their tool-making traditions, never reached East Asia. Instead, the region was home to Homo sapiens , Denisovans, and possibly other hominin groups.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2025

But new research 1 suggests that an earlier, lesser-known site—Flagstones, a Neolithic enclosure in Dorset—may have played a pivotal role in shaping these traditions. Or was it part of an older, parallel tradition that has largely been lost to time? A red deer antler found during an excavation of the Flagstones monument.

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Society for Classical Studies

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Deadline The deadline for submitting ALL proposals for the 2025 Annual Meeting is Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:59 P.M. (ET). There you will find important information pertaining to the requirements for making a submission, plus links to guidelines and other resources from our program committee on submitting a proposal for the Annual Meeting.

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Honoring the richness of the American and European philosophical traditions, the Ancient Philosophy Society supports phenomenological, postmodern, Anglo-American, Straussian, Tübingen School, hermeneutic, psychoanalytic, and feminist interpretations of ancient Greek and Roman philosophical and literary works.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

122 (14) e2416221122, [link] (2025). The shift from a hunter-gatherer existence to an agrarian lifestyle stands as one of the most profound transformations in human history. Traditionally, scholars have attributed this Neolithic transition to external factors like climatic shifts or the allure of fertile lands. Kolář, R.

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Political Science Now

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Henderson reflects on his upbringing, introduction to political science, and various challenges he faced in his career, and additionally shares advice for young scholars in the discipline. “I was trained that there’s a tradition, there’s a Black tradition, a Black intellectual tradition that doesn’t separate activism from academic work.”

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Political Science Now

APRIL 4, 2025

On the one hand, Kugelberg argues, dating apps have the potential to address many of the injustices that people face in the traditional (non-digital) dating world. ” In the traditional (non-digital) dating sphere, these claims often go unfulfilled. Lin Centre at McGill University KUGELBERG, ELSA.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Powers, scholar of Lakota life and culture, died on January 5, 2025, at the age of 90. He went to Pine Ridge time and again and learned to dance, sing, and drum in the traditional styles and to speak Lakota fluently. Together his writings form much of the literature assuring preservation of traditional Lakota knowledge and worldview.

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