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Practicing Primatology

Teaching Anthropology

Many students thought they were dodging science by taking a social sciences course. This resource series includes an Introduction to the Flipped Classroom Method , an ice breaker activity , a virtual archaeology activity , and a globalization/sustainability activity.

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Six reasons you may not graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

Archaeology of Human Origins” may sound interesting, but if you wait too long to focus on your economics major, you may not get in all the requirements you need. Let’s say you are a Florida State University student looking for a class to fulfill its history/social science requirement. Don’t Veer Off Course.

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Why I Study Human-Animal Relations as an Anthropologist

Anthropology 365

It also includes our relationships to our past (archaeology), our biology, our evolutionary history, and other beings (e.g., .” I consider it to be the study of humans and the variety of relationships humans have. These relationships include some of the most obvious: kinship, communities, institutions, businesses, and religions.

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Puberty in Ice Age Adolescents: Insights into Ancient Growth Patterns

Anthropology.net

As Nowell aptly put it, “Studying puberty helps us to humanize these early humans in ways that other aspects of archaeology may not. This research brings us closer to understanding them as individuals navigating life stages much like we do today.” 1 Lewis, M.

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AI for Learning: Experiments from Three Anthropology Classrooms

Anthropology News

We engaged in a collaborative project based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) designed to explore how AI tools might support undergraduate learning in anthropology. Ian Straughn worked with students in an introductory archaeology course using Humata.ai

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CFP: Sapiens Ubique Civis XII – Szeged 2025

Society for Classical Studies

students aspiring to apply to a PhD program. The aim of the conference is to bring together an international group of young academics working in various places, languages, and fields.