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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

Since the mid-1980s, archaeologists with the Banda Research Project and Banda Heritage Initiative have uncovered locally made objects such as stone tools, iron blades , and clay cooking pots , alongside trade items like beads and jewelry. Outside forces uprooted that security.

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Authentic Learning Can't Be Standardized

A Principal's Reflections

Commission for America’s Heritage Abroad, the group was able to dedicate a second memorial to the Wolf family, which honors the rescuers of this community. An article appeared in the Global Post , which highlighted this portion of our trip. In Trsice, through the support of the U.S.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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The Taung Child at 100: Decolonizing the Origins of Paleoanthropology

Anthropology.net

The collection of articles, written by a diverse group of African and international scholars, urges us to rethink the legacy of this discovery. This exclusionary model limits 5 the ability of African scholars to lead research on their own fossil heritage​ Efforts are underway to change this.

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How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?

Sapiens

This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ The authors acknowledge the contribution of Abdul Razak Macap, a social anthropologist at the Regional Cultural Heritage Center in Manokwari.)

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Croissants aren’t French and pizza sauce isn’t Italian – the national dishes that aren’t from where you think

Geography Education

’ This article highlights great, everyday examples that shows how cultural patterns and processes change and why they matter. Places and cultures are proud of what they see as their accomplishments that are foundational to their heritage. But perhaps we should reconsider our ideas about so-called ‘national dishes.’

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The mountains where Neanderthals forever changed human genetics

Strange Maps

There could be one sitting in your chair right now, reading this article. Their genetic heritage is much smaller in sub-Saharan Africa: from none to 0.3%, depending on whom you ask. This article The mountains where Neanderthals forever changed human genetics is featured on Big Think. Well, sort of. Got a strange map?