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MAY 1, 2025

The results hint at a Europe in flux: a continent repeatedly reshaped not just by migration but by the slow churn of diet, disease, and cultural transformation. BC, without cultural affiliation, Věstonice cluster). BC, Gravettian culture). BC, Gravettian culture). BC, Magdalenian culture).

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APRIL 23, 2025

The book dismantles the idea that genetic similarity can explain what makes us humanor that genes can do the cultural and historical work of explaining behavior, intelligence, or social life. Facts dont float above culture; theyre produced within it. I later learned this was a recurring event. Why Are There Still Creationists?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Italian Peninsula before the rise of Rome was a tapestry of diverse ethnic groups, each with unique languages, customs, and material cultures. A recent study, The Genomic Portrait of the Picene Culture 1 , published in Genome Biology , attempts to decode their past through ancient DNA analysis. Ravasini et al.

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MAY 2, 2025

Rethinking the Archaeology of Contact For decades, the presence or absence of European trade goods—glass beads, iron knives, brass kettles—has guided archaeologists in determining whether a North American Indigenous site was occupied before or after European contact. If European objects were found, the site was “historic.”

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MARCH 13, 2025

A new genetic and archaeological study 1 has revealed that leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis ), small wild felines native to East Asia, lived alongside people in China’s early agrarian societies for at least 3,500 years—only to disappear from human settlements centuries before the arrival of domestic cats via the Silk Road.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Wajãpi had invited me to map archaeological sites in their territory. The Wajãpi already knew of my “archaeological finds”—the footsteps of Creator Hero from the beginning of time. What could my archaeological knowledge possibly offer to such a vast cosmological wisdom? I was excited. We just draw from different backgrounds.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Hosek said, “In archaeology, there are vanishingly few instances in which we can tie a particular activity unequivocally to skeletal changes.” in a culture known as the Yamnaya. This group is thought to have lived near the Black Sea and spread their culture and language as they rode on horseback across Eurasia.

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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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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Recent archaeological studies in Sicily reveal crucial information about early human migration into the Mediterranean islands. Photo: Ilaria Patania) Rediscovery of Ancient Caves: Revisiting Forgotten Sites Archaeological surveys conducted by a team from Washington University in St.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 29, 2024

We invite submissions that probe the anthropological dimensions of AI: how it affects and is affected by human behavior, social norms, and cultural practices. AI is a complex field that appears poised to impact nearly every aspect of human life, from work to interpersonal relationships, education, mental health, and beyond.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Previous studies, particularly of the Yamnaya culture, suggested that horses were domesticated around 3300 to 3000 B.C., This aligns with archaeological evidence of horse imagery in Mesopotamia and chariot burials in the Ural Mountains, further supporting the revised timeline.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Recently 1 , an archaeological excavation at the site of Ucanal in present-day Guatemala has unveiled a remarkable find that promises to deepen our understanding of Maya ceremonial practices and shed light on the complexities of political transitions within this ancient society. Dr Christina T. 1 Halperin, C. 1 Halperin, C. Miller Wolf, K.

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MAY 12, 2024

Contrary to prior assumptions, the village not only weathered the 8.2ka event but flourished amidst adversity. The presence of fishing net weights points to an economy that diversified once the region entered a drought during the 8.2ka climate event. 1 Nickelsberg, R., Shahack-Gross, R., Tamberino, A., Bermatov-Paz, G., Shalev, E.

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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).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It also includes our relationships to our past (archaeology), our biology, our evolutionary history, and other beings (e.g., This study was typical of what many people think of anthropology; I participated in the community, attended events, and interviewed Drag performers. animals, plants, fungi, microbes, and the supernatural).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Together with Guldin and philosophers such as Michel Serres and Arden Reed, I also aim to bring the wider sense of the term meteor—as various atmospheric forces and events—back into the discourse of philosophy, humanities, and beyond. Still, they share one leitmotif: they all spoke in the name of protecting the aeroroutes.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As Contributing Editors for the AFA section column in the larger space of AN , we were responsible for publishing content material, such as essays and interviews, that addressed all matters feminist anthropology, from fieldwork to current events, written in a journalistic style that drew from the authors’ scholarly sensibility and expertise.

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APRIL 23, 2025

Published in the Journal of Soils and Sediments 1 , the research proposes that widespread wildfires and hillslope erosion—not cultural innovation alone—may have created the ecological conditions that forced people to abandon foraging and begin farming across the southern Levant. Journal of Field Archaeology, 36(1), 29–42.

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MARCH 19, 2024

To uncover this past, a team launched the country’s first archaeological research. The Praia Melão engenho and estate is the first archaeological site identified in São Tomé. Other objects, including fragments of African ceramics and a cowrie shell, show the perseverance of cultural traditions among the enslaved workers.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

The study, published in PLOS ONE 1 on December 11, 2024, uses bioarchaeological analyses to shed light on the diets, deaths, and cultural practices of this enigmatic population, linked to the Neolithic Cucuteni-Trypilla culture. Cultural Context The rarity of cremated remains in Trypillian burials adds another layer of intrigue.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

It might depend on whether or not what you’re writing about is tied to a specific news event. 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. south west.

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MARCH 8, 2025

Their findings point to a complex blend of cultural traditions, physical trauma, and ritual significance, raising new questions about Manteño funerary practices and the role of sacrifice in pre-Columbian Ecuador. World Archaeology, 24 (1), 82-102. Patterns of Demography in Prehistoric Ecuador." DOI: 10.2307/30042445 Benzoni, G.

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MARCH 4, 2025

From the audience, as an anthropologist-in-training afraid her fieldwork would amount to nothing, I was thrilled to hear a cultural-historical reference on the nose enough for me to easily interpret (ventriloquize?). This statement might seem at first glance to be in line with an account that considers history and cultural conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Using phylogenetic analysis — phylogenetics is the study of evolutionary relationships over time, be they organisms or languages — they have reconstructed a vocabulary for PIE that gives us an idea of the culture of the people who spoke it. Were the Yamnaya the original Indo-Europeans? Strange Maps #1220 Got a strange map?

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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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JANUARY 2, 2025

Tracing Europe’s Genetic Footsteps The early medieval period was a transformative era, shaped by migrations, trade, and cultural exchanges. This allows researchers to distinguish subtle ancestral contributions and accurately model admixture events.

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MAY 5, 2025

A team led by Iranian archaeologist Nemat Hariri secured permission from the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute to excavate what they could before it was too late. “We’re not looking at a single event, but recurring use—perhaps seasonal.” They point toward symbolic behavior, toward culture.

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JANUARY 4, 2025

Unveiling the Genetic Mosaic of Yemen The Arabian Peninsula, with Yemen at its southern end, has long been a focal point of migration, trade, and cultural exchange. “Our analyses reveal gene flow from northern populations into Yemen during pivotal periods of climatic and cultural change,” the study states.

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