Anthropology.net

JANUARY 8, 2025

Researchers analyzed 254 newly sequenced genomes, uncovering evidence of extensive gene flow from West Papua into the islands of Wallacea. The region, home to immense linguistic and genetic diversity, has often puzzled researchers seeking to untangle its complex history. Map of the Wallacean archipelago and sampling locations.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 10, 2025

But researchers turned to another molecular witness: ancient proteins. “Retrieving this kind of molecular evidence from a fossil recovered from the sea floor — that would have been impossible even a decade ago,” noted Sheela Athreya, a paleoanthropologist not involved in the research. . A Species or a Population?

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 4, 2025

In a new study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1 , researchers from institutions across Europe compiled the most comprehensive cross-cultural knot database to date. Despite differences in time, geography, and material culture, many human groups developed the same set of knots—again and again.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The voices above represent just a handful of the 80 Asian American K-12 educators who gathered with EdSurge Research in the summer of 2022 to connect in small groups and reflect on their experiences working in U.S. We at EdSurge Research are shining a light on Asian American educators to uplift their unique stories and experiences.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it. She found interesting geography lessons online. The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. This was December.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 , has provided fresh insights into the complex origins of the Fulani, tracing their ancestry back to an ancient, lost world—the Green Sahara. The study’s authors acknowledge this, calling for greater collaboration with African researchers and institutions.

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