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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Click here for more details Aspects of the preservation and conservation of cultural intangibles include: folklore oral history language preservation Further reading: 1. The concept includes the ways and means of behavior in a society, and the often formal rules for operating in a particular cultural climate. Deborah M.Pearsall (Ed.)

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From Theory to Praxis: Entrepreneurship as Resistance 

Anthropology News

Thankfully, we have records of past Afro-descendant entrepreneurs through both written and oral histories. In autoethnographic work, the researcher conducts anthropological fieldwork on himself/herself/themselves and their experiences. Turning one’s gaze south, the works of historian Michael L. We must thrive.”

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

On Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations to study science and ancient history. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.