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Anthropology.net
MARCH 14, 2025
Genomic Clues: Tracing Language Through Population Splits Unlike previous studies that relied on archaeology or comparative anatomy, this research examines how human populations began to branch off from one another. What Came First: Language or Symbolic Thought? This challenges the long-held view that language and symbolism arose in tandem.
Teaching Anthropology
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. This mattered to me as I teach at a Canadian institution. References Han, D. (27
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
But was its use during the Upper Paleolithic purely practical, or did it hold deeper cultural significance? The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition.
Teaching Anthropology
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. This mattered to me as I teach at a Canadian institution. References Han, D. (27
Anthropology News
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as an anthropologist-in-training afraid her fieldwork would amount to nothing, I was thrilled to hear a cultural-historical reference on the nose enough for me to easily interpret (ventriloquize?).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.
Teaching Anthropology
AUGUST 14, 2024
The value of icebreakers in teaching is well-studied, with recent scholarship highlighting how they can ease anxiety in student interactions (e.g. They come in different sizes and materials, make different sounds, and have fun cultural references built in. The National Teaching & Learning Forum 17(5), 1-4. Zulkifli, C.
Teaching Anthropology
AUGUST 14, 2024
The value of icebreakers in teaching is well-studied, with recent scholarship highlighting how they can ease anxiety in student interactions (e.g. They come in different sizes and materials, make different sounds, and have fun cultural references built in. The National Teaching & Learning Forum 17(5), 1-4. Zulkifli, C.
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