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.

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Anthropology for Beginners

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

For much of history, the rise of inequality has been treated like gravity: inevitable, natural, and inescapable. From the sprawling villas of Roman elites to the thatched huts of the poor in medieval Europe, textbook history often presents wealth disparity as a consequence of human progress. Three excavated Classic period (ca.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Within a few decades, they built an empire that stretched from the Eurasian steppe to the heart of Central Europe, reshaping political landscapes and leaving an imprint on European history. But where did they come from? Excavation photo of the Hun-period "eastern-type" burial from Budapest, Népfürdő Street (Hungary).

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Anthropology.net

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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Pandemic closures prompted hundreds of museums, art galleries and zoos around the world to launch virtual field trips in the last year. But a program offered through a museum in Utah sought to offer a different kind of virtual science field trip. Subscribe today! They see that this is a real place,” said Larson.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Hosek said, “In archaeology, there are vanishingly few instances in which we can tie a particular activity unequivocally to skeletal changes.” The researchers call for a more holistic approach to the study of early horse domestication, integrating genetic data and archaeological evidence from horse remains. 1 Hosek, L.,

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MARCH 5, 2024

When skeletal remains are found, there are often questions over their precise relationship to other archaeological remains at the same site—such as stone and bone tools, animal remains, and other finds. But it has been unclear whether these were made by Neanderthals or modern humans.

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World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 14, 2022

Two projects from Asia include the discovery of a Tang shipwreck, which takes you to an exhibit at the Singapore Museum , and a Story Map follows the early thirteenth-century travels of Yelu Chucai and Wugusun Zhongduan, who travel from north China to Central Asia after the Mongol empire's first conquests under Chinggis Khan.

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” With Francis’s help, we began to frame a colloquium to focus on the pre-19 th century period and chose the title, “ Uncovering Lost Voices in American History.”

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Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 9, 2024

In what artistic, historical, archaeological, spatial, or cultural contexts do we see the deployment of narratives of violence, and what functions do such deployments serve? Also welcome are pedagogical approaches to studying these sensitive topics (both in the classroom and in public-facing spaces such as museums). Keywords: 1.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 11, 2024

Archaeologists from the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence , in collaboration with partners from Serbian museums, have unearthed a remarkable discovery: a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement nestled near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. The deep black angular anomalies indicate a large number of burnt houses.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

Introduction A new study, recently released as a preprint on bioRxiv , sharpens the timeline for this crucial period in human history. This finding challenges some archaeological estimates suggesting earlier human presence in Australia, implying that earlier populations may have been replaced by later waves. 1 Iasi, L. Chintalapati, M.,

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Anthropology News

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). Luckily, they’re only one stop apart.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Parker’s uncle by marriage was Mark Raymond Harrington, director of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. He hired Parker as a secretary and cook for the museum’s excavations of Pueblo Indian sites. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov.

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Sapiens

APRIL 23, 2025

Traveling Treasures is a new project led by a team of anthropologists that puts Liberians directly in touch with their dispersed cultural heritage through immersive technologies designed to bridge continents and histories. WHEN STUDENTS DONNED virtual reality headsets for the first time last year at William V.S.

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Sapiens

MARCH 26, 2025

It was employed to animate the Mesolithic period (from about 9,000 to 4,300 years ago) in a museum. TikTok users have adopted it to make realistic short videos about archaeology and history. But others are more specific to archaeology. The stakes of representation in archaeology are high.

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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. But reaching those outside my echo chamber demands more than my archaeological expertise. I’m distinguishing archaeology from mythology. Many people buy it.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 17, 2025

In the archaeological layers of Taforalt, also known as Grotte des Pigeons, researchers have unearthed not only bustard bones, but strong evidence of their ritual use. “It wasn’t casual consumption.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the early 2000s, we started to look again at supposed Altar Stone fragments in museum collections. But without directly sampling the Altar Stone, how could we be sure that the museum fragments were genuine? The suggestion stuck, and for 80 years, it went unchallenged.

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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. Mosaic from the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. And Ithaca, the mythical home of Ulysses, is the tiny and otherwise rather unremarkable Danish island of Lyø.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Dr. Advait Jukar, a vertebrate paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History noted, “Now we know for sure, at least in the Kashmir Valley, these hominins are eating elephants.” Conclusion The findings from the Pampore site underscore the complexity and richness of human history in South Asia.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Using the same fossil material, curators and paleoanthropologists commissioned this bust , “The Neanderthal Man of La Chapelle-aux-Saints,” for the American Museum of Natural History in 1915. Keith’s nearly European Neanderthal figured into human history. Boule’s ape-like man met an evolutionary dead end.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

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. No actual expertise in that area. south west.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. This potential harm to tangible heritage raises the ire of conservationists across government agencies, museums, universities, and other non-profit organizations.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Each discovery reshapes our understanding, challenging erstwhile beliefs, and heralding a paradigm shift in our comprehension of history. Dating archaeological finds involves various methodologies, with radiocarbon dating holding a notable place in the scientist's toolkit.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. During Women’s History Month or any time of the year, their stories can inspire your students to dream big and make the difference they want to see in the world.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London and Historic England analyzed 61 individuals, using 30 newly obtained radiocarbon dates to refine previous chronological estimates. Over time, researchers recognized that human remains in the river represented a complex history of deposition. Did they drown accidentally?

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Anthropology.net

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). In Routledge Handbook of Early Chinese History.

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Sapiens

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

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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