Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2025

Its scope encompassed a wide range of disciplines, including philology, history, archaeology, and what would later be recognized as anthropology. The Societys interdisciplinary approach, combining linguistics, archaeology, and ethnography, set a precedent for the holistic study of human societies in India. New York: Pantheon Books.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

And yet, the archaeological record for that period—from roughly 26,500 to 19,000 years ago—tells a strangely quiet story. Or has the archaeological record simply failed to preserve these ephemeral traces of life? Basic Books. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory , 21(3), 616–668. Mentzer, S.

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Living Geography

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Some years ago, I wrote a book about tzi the Ice Man. The BBC Future article looks at the archaeology being revealed by melting glaciers. Thanks to Brendan Conway for sending me a link to a BBC Future page. I've since posted regular blogs when a story appears which updates the knowledge that we have about him.

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APRIL 23, 2025

What He Wrote and Why it Matters Jons first book, Human Biodiversity: Genes, Race, and History (1995), came out of a simple but transformative observation: the science of human difference had changed dramatically over the twentieth century, and most people, including many scientists, hadnt caught up. That distinction was central to the book.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 12, 2025

This may be the earliest archaeological hint of social learning in technological contexts. Rethinking the Hominin Mind What emerges from the Medzhibozh fragments is not just a new archaeological data point—it’s a narrative shift. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(6), 1566–1580. This isn't a one-off anomaly.

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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. By analyzing 338 distinct knots from archaeological archives and museum collections, they discovered a surprisingly stable repertoire. . Coolidge, F.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 6, 2025

In a recent study presented at the Society for American Archaeology’s 2024 annual meeting and detailed in the newly published book Maya Blue (University Press of Colorado), anthropologist Dean Arnold proposes a second, previously undocumented method.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

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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Anthropology.net

JULY 20, 2025

World Archaeology , 47(1), 78–92. link] Explores archaeological evidence for alcohol use in prehistoric European rituals. Alcohol: Anthropological/Archaeological Perspectives. A book-length case for the role of alcohol in shaping cultural evolution. Related Research: Guerra-Doce, E. Dietler, M. Slingerland, E.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Late Pleistocene Human Evolution in East Asia: Behavioral Perspectives Provides a behavioral perspective on hominin evolution, highlighting key fossil and archaeological findings in East Asia. Source: Book by R.J. Source: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2018. Source: Current Anthropology, 2017. Source: PNAS, 2012.

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Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2025

Objectives and Scope AnSI's primary objectives include studying the tribes and other communities of India from both biological and cultural perspectives, preserving human skeletal remains (both archaeological and modern), collecting samples of tribal arts and crafts, and serving as a training center for advanced students in anthropology.

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Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2025

The society encourages interdisciplinary approaches, integrating insights from sociology, linguistics, archaeology, and psychology to provide a holistic understanding of human societies. Penguin Books. Calcutta: Seagull Books. Retrieved from [link] Das, T. The scope of anthropology in India. Doniger, W. Oxford University Press.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Constable shared that in her book, Passport Entanglements , binaries related to passports allowed her to rethink other binaries such as ethnographer/research subject, state/society, care/control, and fake/real, as part of an epistemological approach that intertwines them. In a related piece, Diane L.

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Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 4, 2025

Our panel of editors will discuss both book and journal publishing for classics and archaeology scholars, covering what you should consider in choosing a publisher, how best to prepare your materials for submission, and how long the process generally takes. FGLIForm Image Credits FGLIF logo

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

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.

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Anthropology News

JULY 8, 2025

Perley Article length: 0 min read 36 words in 0 paragraphs Topics Association News Going Native Cite this article Article begins Credit: Bernard Perley Authors Bernard C.

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Anthropology.net

JULY 22, 2025

It appeared briefly and unattributed on the dust jacket of a book by Samuel Noah Kramer in 1956, but its museum number was only published later. The tablet’s belated publication reminds us how much remains to be gleaned from even well-known archaeological collections.

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This is why evidence for diet was a big part of my archaeology flipped class activity , for example. This resource series includes an Introduction to the Flipped Classroom Method , an ice breaker activity , a primatology activity , a virtual archaeology activity , and a globalization/sustainability activity. References Han, D. (27

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World History Teachers Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

History books teach us that civilization arose with the Neolithic Revolution when hunter-gatherers first settled down because of the discovery of agriculture. Did civilization arise before religion or did religion arise before civilization? Settled life then led to cities, writing, and religion.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

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. Karkanas, P.,

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World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 14, 2022

Another project looks at the connection between East Africa, Asia, and Mediterranean Europe and includes an interview with Chapurukha Kusimba, an Archaeology Journal Article on Early Swahili Towns and a 3D Reconstruction of the Songo Mnara site, which is a UNESCO site.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 23, 2024

One such revelation, echoing from the annals of time, is the groundbreaking book, “ The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved, ” written by British archaeologist Steven Mithen. The archaeological record offers tantalizing glimpses into the dawn of linguistic expression.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This is why evidence for diet was a big part of my archaeology flipped class activity , for example. This resource series includes an Introduction to the Flipped Classroom Method , an ice breaker activity , a primatology activity , a virtual archaeology activity , and a globalization/sustainability activity. References Han, D. (27

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Sapiens

JANUARY 18, 2024

In 2021 and 2022, I conducted an archaeological walkover and photographic survey of the marshes. His 2016 book, Grass Roots , documents a full season of these amateur Sunday league games in what Di Principe has said is “a contemporary testament and celebration of what makes London a multicultural city.”

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

His career trajectory focused on the archaeology of complex societies in central Mexico c. His many retrospective examinations and reflections on the state of Mesoamerican archaeology marked him as a leading synthesizer, and he was often called upon to provide commentaries and updates on Formative central Mexico.

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Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 18, 2025

New York: Zone Books. The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception. New York: Pantheon Books. New York: Pantheon Books. New York: Pantheon Books. New York: Pantheon 4 Books. New York: Zone Books. The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception. Clastres, Pierre.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Exploring Iowa Archaeology ). A book for everyone who made it to the end of the day, courtesy of DMACC. [As Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 22, 2024

Lessons from the Past: The Resilience of Ancient Agricultural Practices In numerous archaeological discoveries worldwide, evidence reveals how past civilizations coped with unforeseen climate changes and the sustainability challenges of their farming practices.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Parker wasn’t satisfied with what she considered “women’s work,” so Harrington taught her archaeological methods in the field. ” She wrote a book on her experiences, titled, The Scalpel and the Silver Bear which discusses this desire to combine Navajo healing philosophies with western medicine.

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Sapiens

APRIL 16, 2024

ENTERING THE FRAY I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the mega-popular but controversial podcast the Joe Rogan Experience. Celebrity author Hancock has made a fortune writing sensationalized books that claim a “lost” ice age civilization once existed—without any direct evidence for this society.

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Strange Maps

MARCH 1, 2024

There is very little archaeological evidence of a highly developed Bronze Age civilization in the Baltic region during the time that would fit his story. Extraordinary claims, extraordinary proof Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and Vinci produces some compelling pieces of evidence.

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This Is Not a Sociology Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In his book The Birth of the Clinic Michel Foucault suggested that there was a “great break in Western medicine” in the 18th century when for the first time anatomy began to play a central role in medical education. 2003) The birth of the clinic : an archaeology of medical perception. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Foucault, M.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We also do poetry and book excerpts. So, if I was going to make, develop an op-ed around Native American history and culture I’ve written books, received grants and so on, I’m well prepared to make that argument. year career in the field as an archaeological field technician in CRM and academic settings. south west.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

“I’m studying archaeology, specifically zooarchaeology,” I say. “Oh, Archaeology is the study of our human ancestors. Oh cool, what interests you in archaeology?” I already knew they were missionaries by the way they walked together, books in hand, no backpacks. Oh, I love dinosaurs!” the man responds. the woman asks.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

His environmental perspective on culture was unusual, as was his synthesis of comparative, secondary data from archaeological and ethnographic research. Steward’s theory: Steward created a theoretical perspective that was distinctive in mid-20th-century anthropology. Jon McGee and Richard L.

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Living Geography

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Here's a reminder of the review I wrote of Jo Norcup and Innes Keighren's rather wonderful book. I've been waiting for this book for some time, and it's lovely to finally hold it in my hand and flick through its contents before diving in. It was the focus of an article in today's Guardian newspaper. Something special" indeed.

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