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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

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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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

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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.

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Horses and Native Americans: Rewriting The Timeline

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Credit: Pat Doak) Challenging the Traditional Narrative Previously, European accounts from the 1700s and 1800s suggested that horses spread into North America in significant numbers only after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when Pueblo people temporarily expelled Spanish settlers from New Mexico. 1 Taylor, W. Librado, P., Shield Chief Gover, C.,

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Obsidian Blades Unveil Culinary Connections between Polynesians and South Americans on Rapa Nui

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The unearthing of starch grains on obsidian blades from Rapa Nui's Anakena site represents a pivotal discovery in understanding the intricate web of cultural interactions and culinary traditions among the island's earliest inhabitants. The 20 obsidian blades found at the archaeological site of Anakena on Rapa Nui.

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Discovery of Ancient Aboriginal Pottery in Far North Queensland

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Anthropologists at the Université de Montréal and the University of Genoa have unearthed a significant archaeological find on Jiigurru (Lizard Island) off the Cape York Peninsula. This unprecedented find suggests a rich pottery tradition among Aboriginal peoples predating European contact. McNiven, I. Summerhayes, G.