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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. I felt compelled to share this story as an example of the power of archaeology to shift perspectives. It’s the year 2065.

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

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But the Carlos Museum still holds many objects of questionable provenanceobjects lacking information about when, where, and how they were discovered. In the aftermath of the Gulf War, sparked by Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the countrys archaeological sites became easy targets for looters. invasion of Iraq. During the 2003 U.S.

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How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?

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New archaeological research reveals insights into the first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands more than 50,000 years ago. West Papua: An Archaeological Enigma Despite our research, we still know very little about the deep human past in West Papua.

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“We Have Always Been Here”: How DNA and Oral Tradition Aligned to Tell the Picuris Pueblo’s Deep Past

Anthropology.net

In this landscape stands Picuris Pueblo—a small, sovereign tribal nation whose history has long been narrated in stories passed down through generations. It was science requested by the people, designed to protect their past and inform their future. Picuris Pueblo oral history and genomics reveal continuity in US Southwest.

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In Iron Age Britain, Descent Was Matrilineal

Sapiens

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published in January. was matrilineal and matriarchal based on her analysis of the archaeology, including the high number of female figurines. The findings offer essential clues about gender roles and social structures in ancient Europe.

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When the Sky Burned: How a Weakened Magnetic Field May Have Tilted the Fate of Early Humans

Anthropology.net

Their three-dimensional models show a planet bathed in increased ultraviolet and cosmic radiation—especially across Europe and northern Africa—at precisely the moment when Homo sapiens was expanding and Homo neanderthalensis was fading from the archaeological record. But Earth’s own history tells a more nuanced story.

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Call For Papers: Trauma Informed Anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

This Teaching Anthropology Special Issue will explore approaches to trauma-informed anthropology and to consider key emerging discussions around trauma-informed approaches more broadly. What are key considerations for a trauma-informed anthropology? How can anthropology contribute to understandings of trauma? by 2nd April 2023.