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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ochre’s Role in Early Human Society Ochre, valued across cultures and eras, was more than a mere pigment; it was a cornerstone of symbolic and ceremonial life. In Eswatini, ochre remains significant in various cultural rituals, such as wedding ceremonies where brides are adorned with red ochre as a symbol of transformation and unity.

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APRIL 14, 2025

Long before pharaohs ruled and scribes recorded human affairs, the seeds of economic disparity had already taken hold. In a sweeping new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , an international team analyzed the size of more than 47,000 houses across 1,100 archaeological sites.

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MARCH 27, 2025

​ a) Location of early metallurgical activities in Anatolia and Gre Fılla archaeological site. This suggests the existence of extensive exchange networks during this period, highlighting a level of socio-economic complexity not typically attributed to hunter-gatherer groups.​

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It is also a point at which I want to remind students of core course concepts like cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. This is why evidence for diet was a big part of my archaeology flipped class activity , for example. It is familiar. References Han, D. (27 27 Feb 2023) Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s.

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APRIL 7, 2025

These instruments, linked to the Umm an-Nar culture, provide compelling evidence of a shared musical tradition between the ancient civilizations of the Arabian Peninsula and the Indus Valley.​ Al Rahbi Music has long served as a universal language, transcending geographical and cultural boundaries. S., & Douglas, K.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

A sweeping archaeological analysis 1 led by Gary Feinman of the Field Museum of Natural History offers a strikingly different view. In fact, some large and politically complex societies maintained surprisingly modest levels of economic disparity. ” In this way, archaeology provides a counter-narrative to modern fatalism.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 17, 2025

The study of pottery production and distribution provides a unique perspective on how political and economic boundaries were established in the European Bronze Age," says Adrià Moreno Gil, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and lead author of the study. This contrast was not just economic but political.

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APRIL 15, 2025

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , the study draws on data from over 47,000 houses spanning nearly 3,000 archaeological sites and 10,000 years of human history. ” Reading Inequality in Clay and Stone Archaeologists often lack direct records of economic systems in ancient societies. Ortman, S.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 16, 2025

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers 1 one of the most detailed archaeological analyses to date of the roots of economic inequality. Despite their size, archaeological evidence suggests relatively even distribution of house sizes and public investment in civic infrastructure. "We

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APRIL 17, 2025

. “This is the first time we’ve been able to document half a millennium of continuous, large-scale production of mollusk-based purple dye in a single place,” said Golan Shalvi, lead author of the study and director of excavations at the University of Haifa’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321082

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Anthropology.net

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction: A Landmark Discovery in Qaleh Kurd Cave In a momentous archaeological breakthrough, French and Iranian researchers have unearthed compelling evidence of early human habitation in Iran's Central Plateau, pushing back the known timeline of human settlement in the region by an astonishing 300,000 years.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It is also a point at which I want to remind students of core course concepts like cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. This is why evidence for diet was a big part of my archaeology flipped class activity , for example. It is familiar. References Han, D. (27 27 Feb 2023) Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s.

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Angela Jenks guided medical anthropology students through an analysis of direct-to-consumer artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) medical apps like Symptomate and DermAssist, teaching them to analyze this emerging technology while situating these apps in their historical, social, and economic contexts.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Archaeological discoveries in East Timor’s Laili rock shelter have unveiled evidence 1 of ancient human habitation dating back approximately 44,000 years. Archaeological evidence in Australia dates back at least 60,000 years, highlighting the ancient roots of Aboriginal cultures.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Through intricate interactions and movements, farmers, agropastoralists, and herders have shaped the plateau's economic and cultural landscape. Unlocking Ancient Connections: Geospatial Insights and Archaeological Evidence A groundbreaking study 1 , conducted by researchers from Washington University in St. 1 Chen, X.,

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JULY 19, 2024

.” Significance of the Discovery Textiles are rare finds in the archaeological record due to their susceptibility to decay. In ancient societies, textile color was a form of nonverbal communication, indicating an individual's social and economic status. Journal of Archaeological Science, Reports , 57 (104673), 104673.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Archaeologists in Panama have made a remarkable discovery 1 at El Caño Archaeological Park, unearthing an ancient tomb believed to be approximately 1,200 years old. Cultural and Historical Significance Linette Montenegro, the national director of heritage at the Ministry of Culture, emphasizes the profound significance of the findings.

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MAY 11, 2024

A Landmark Discovery "This discovery is of outstanding importance, as hardly any larger Late Neolithic settlements are known in the Serbian Banat region," remarks Professor Dr. Martin Furholt, the team leader from the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology at Kiel University.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Archaeology of Human Origins” may sound interesting, but if you wait too long to focus on your economics major, you may not get in all the requirements you need. s “Diversity in Western Culture” requirement and the state-mandated writing requirement. The process is overwhelming, with thousands of classes. NO SOCIAL LIFE.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The citizen action groups highlighted different issues, from conserving endangered species to preserving cultural landscapes. Taking into account that construction projects have been one of the motors of urban development and economic growth, what would be the effect of not building?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Early Neolithic farmers, known for their distinct Linear Pottery Culture (Linearbandkeramik, or LBK), expanded rapidly across the region. Map of the LBK culture and the studied sites. The Violent Collapse of the LBK Culture By 5000 BCE, the Linear Pottery Culture began to decline, marked by episodes of violence and social upheaval.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. Striving to preserve material cultural heritage, experts disapprove of treasure hunting, which they view as a financially motivated and rather vulgar search for material riches. What else may motivate one to search for treasures, then?

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In death, these women continue the work they performed while living – developing, transmitting, and embodying new ways of being within the shifting cultural landscapes and intersectional power imbalances of ancient colonies. If you have questions, please email savannah.marquardt@yale.edu or mscarp@sas.upenn.edu Works Cited: Becker, M.J.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 9, 2024

Two biological anthropologists analyze archaeological and physiological evidence to debunk enduring assumptions about the gendered division of labor in ancient times. I also excavate at their archaeological sites. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished with Creative Commons. ✽

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Sagstetter, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Katya Xinyi Zhao Anthropology & Education Quarterly Dilemmas of vulnerability in Indian education NGOs: Neoliberal subjectivity, emotions, and class-based employment hierarchies in Delhi Rich Thornton Anthropology & Humanism Israeli democracy threatened under right-wing extremists: A native anthropologist’s (..)

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Researchers from the China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed that silk played a significant role in sacrificial rituals conducted by the Shu State during the late Shang Dynasty (1600–1100 BCE). Cambridge Archaeological Journal. Ge, J., & Hu, Y.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

An archaeologist from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting amid Israels ongoing war in the region. SIGNS OF LOOTING appear everywhere at archaeological sites across the West Bank. to 10 meters wide and 0.4 to 7 meters deep.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.

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