Anthropology, Artifacts and History - Social Studies Network

Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. New York: Thames and Hudson 2.

Archaeology

Archaeology Cultures Anthropology Heritage

Ancient DNA Illuminates South Africa’s Human History

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. It contained more than 40 human graves and preserved layers of human artifacts, such as stone tools, going back 12,000 years.”

Humanities

Humanities History Archaeology Anthropology

Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

Sapiens

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Spain has a deep and far-reaching colonial history, particularly in Latin America. The claim that Spain’s imperialism isn’t true colonization reflects a reluctance to confront the darker aspects of the country’s history, which involved widespread exploitation, violence, and cultural erasure across continents. Unlike the U.K.,

Museum

Museum Archaeology Artifacts Heritage

Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date.

Archaeology

Archaeology Artifacts Ancestry Anthropology

Call for Pitches: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Anthropology News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Issued: January 29, 2024 Response deadline: February 23, 2024 Pitch responses: February 29, 2024 First drafts due: March 27, 2024 For our third issue of 2024, Anthropology News is delving into the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intricate relationship with human reality. And is humanity shaping AI?

Anthropology

Anthropology Archaeology Artifacts Humanities

The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

Richard Wrangham, a retired professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, noted 2 that starch grains can be detected in teeth dating back at least 50,000 years. These hearths typically consist of circular arrangements of stones surrounding ash deposits, often accompanied by burned artifacts or plant remains.

Humanities

Humanities Archaeology History K-12

Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting is long associated with endeavors to unearth concealed artifacts, illustrated best by buried troves of gold left behind by past communities. Accidents happen in dangerous sites, the promised artifact eludes hunters, or suspicion and disagreements turn violent. May engagements with the past be a part of the picture?

Artifacts

Artifacts Heritage Archaeology Cultures

Charting Uncharted: A Portrayal of Treasure Hunting

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Nathan’s adventures always end in the destruction of sites and artifacts, a fact that isn’t discussed with the attention it deserves. Uncharted is a series that leaves little breathing room for critical thought on the history it draws from and the tired tropes it replays. Fictional stories don’t exist in a bubble.

Heritage

Heritage Anthropology Cultures Artifacts

Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

My name is Chip Colwell, a SAPIENS anthropology magazine, part of Wenner-Gren Foundation. I’m an archaeologist anthropologist who started writing in the anthropology publication about 15 years ago and had the seed idea of what would become SAPIENS and brought it to fruition. That topically we are focusing on anthropology.

Anthropology

Anthropology Archaeology Artifacts Heritage

Discovering a Monumental Megalithic Structure in Northern Peru

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Excavations starting in 2018 unearthed artifacts and charcoal samples, enabling precise radiocarbon dating. Dating back to the Late Preceramic Period, this plaza predates iconic structures like the Great Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge, marking it as a significant milestone in architectural history. 1 Toohey, J.

Heritage

Heritage Archaeology Artifacts Anthropology

Echoes of Home: Unearthing the Value of Personal Treasures in Forced Displacement Narratives

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In quiet moments before a mirror, the necklaces do more than reflect light; they reflect the wearers’ histories, capturing in their glint the love, loss, and continuity of relationships that have shaped their identities. The ordinary treasures detailed herein do more than occupy physical space; they fortify.

Cultures

Cultures Artifacts Anthropology Humanities

David Cliff Grove

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Grove, Jubilee Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Courtesy Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida, passed away on May 24, 2023, at the age of 87 after a long illness. There were also many articles on Chalcatzingo and the place of Olmecs in Mesoamerican history.

Archaeology

Archaeology Anthropology Archiving Artifacts

A Tale of Two Internships

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). We have learned and grown so much through the internship.

Anthropology

Anthropology Heritage Museum Archaeology

OPINION: Can technology save the liberal arts?

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

For example, the one archeologist on staff across the five participating campuses developed an anthropology course , delivered as a hybrid seminar in the spring and followed by a summer field school where students excavated indigenous artifacts on Block Island, 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island.

Artifacts

Artifacts Anthropology Tradition Humanities

Anthropology-Psychology interface

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

It approaches the comparative study of human experience, behavior, facts, and artifacts from a dual sociocultural and psychological most often psychodynamic perspective. Thomas, John Dollard, Erik Erikson, Abram Kardiner, Henry A.

Anthropology

Anthropology Psychology Cultures Humanities

Social Studies Network

Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Ancient DNA Illuminates South Africa’s Human History

Trending Sources

Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Call for Pitches: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past

Charting Uncharted: A Portrayal of Treasure Hunting

Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

Discovering a Monumental Megalithic Structure in Northern Peru

Echoes of Home: Unearthing the Value of Personal Treasures in Forced Displacement Narratives

David Cliff Grove

A Tale of Two Internships

OPINION: Can technology save the liberal arts?

Anthropology-Psychology interface

Stay Connected