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Getting Your Ducks in a Row – an icebreaker activity

Teaching Anthropology

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada We are all familiar with Spurgeon’s adage: “begin as you mean to go on.” One of my course aims is to introduce students to how anthropology has changed and one aspect of this is through critiquing traditional typologies. References Martin, F. &

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Getting Your Ducks in a Row – an icebreaker activity

Teaching Anthropology

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada We are all familiar with Spurgeon’s adage: “begin as you mean to go on.” One of my course aims is to introduce students to how anthropology has changed and one aspect of this is through critiquing traditional typologies. References Martin, F. &

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The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

Anthropology.net

While the answer remains elusive, a combination of archaeological and biological evidence provides clues, suggesting cooking may have begun as early as 2 million years ago. Archaeological Evidence: Fire Control and Cooking Sites The archaeological search for the origins of cooking hinges on evidence of fire control.

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Call for Pitches: Deception

Anthropology News

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality. What forms do these deceptions take?

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A Tale of Two Internships 

Anthropology News

At AAA, her major responsibility was revamping the “Major in Anthropology” poster. At the AAA office, Jasmin updated a AAA report on completed bachelor’s degrees in anthropology from the years 2017 to 2021 by creating visualizations using recent numbers from public data. We have learned and grown so much through the internship.

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Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Anthropology.net

A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to modern ancestry documentation. Journal : European Journal of Archaeology , 2004. Journal : Cambridge Archaeological Journal , 2009.

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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Anthropology.net

Cut Marks and Cracked Bones: The Case for Cannibalism Maszycka Cave is not new to the anthropological world. The problem was that, until recently, no definitive conclusion could be drawn about the purpose behind the human bone modifications. Upper Paleolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough’s Cave ( Journal of Human Evolution ).