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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. Archaeology, then, is both a physical activity out in the field, and an intellectual pursuit in the study or laboratory. Here the methods of archaeology and ethnography overlap. How were those pots used?

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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

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DECOLONIZING SPAIN’S MUSEUMS In my work as a curator of archaeological assemblages at the British Museum and as a bio-archaeology researcher at the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom, I have observed how nations and cultural institutions grapple with their colonial legacies.

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Learning From Snapshots of Lost Fossils

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In museum archives, researchers found photos of remains from Paleolithic children who had belonged to a group of early Homo sapiens in Eurasia. Here the evidence from the archives is murky, but it appears that only Egbert’s skull and the teeth of Ksâr ‘Akil 4 were successfully extracted. Not all fossil discoveries happen in the field.

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Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal Lineage

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Archaeological excavations at Mandrin Cave revealed the remains of both Neanderthals and modern humans. Evolutionary, cultural, and social processes that seem unimaginable if we try to apply them to sapiens populations, as we understand them through cultural anthropology, history, and archaeology.

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Decoding Ancient Lives: Unraveling the Mysteries of a Neolithic Settlement in Ukraine

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Fuchs highlights the significance of these findings: “Skeletal remains are real biological archives. Even small fragments can reveal extraordinary insights when combined with advanced archaeological, osteological, and isotopic analyses. Journal : Journal of Field Archaeology , 2016. Journal : World Archaeology , 2015.

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Call for Pitches: Care

Anthropology News

How do we care for objects, archives, words, history, traditions, animals, plants, ideas, and obligations? Issued: July 15, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until November 1, 2024 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the forms of care that permeate human and nonhuman worlds.

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Mapping Ancient Emotions: How Mesopotamians Felt and Expressed Their Feelings in the Body

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Kipfer Journal : ZORA: Zurich Open Repository and Archive , 2017. Wagner-Durand Journal : Homo Pictor: Image Studies and Archaeology in Dialogue , 2020. Steinert Book : Routledge Handbook of Emotions in the Ancient Near East , 2022. Link : Taylor & Francis Chapter PDF Visualizing Emotions in the Ancient Near East Author : S.