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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

Sapiens

MAY 7, 2025

IN 2022, the Art Crimes Division of the FBI became interested in a palm-size piece of carved ivory held by Emory Universitys art museum in Atlanta, Georgia. Carlos Museum in 2006 through what curators believed were legitimate channels. The Met Museum in New York, the Louvre in Paris, the Pergamon in Berlinmuseums across the U.S.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

Discussion of primary documents. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, NY. The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Discussion of primary documents. During the seminar, the teachers discuss primary documents on the seminar topic with the guidance of a scholar, who acts as the seminar leader. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you ask for?

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Heritage studies constitute a developing field, where it is realized that the world’s cultural heritage is a diminishing resource, and one which holds different meanings for different people. Different state archaeology departments also actively engage themselves in declaring certain archaeologically important artefact as heritage.

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Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones

Anthropology News

MARCH 27, 2025

Large-scale digitization projects, such as those undertaken by museums or archives, often prioritize materials based on perceived cultural or historical value. A government agency digitizing census records might preserve official documents while disregarding handwritten notes. But what about the materials that dont make the cut?

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! I remember when I was a little girl, you could still go to the museum and see the Native American remains before the governor ordered the museum to cover them up.” Hey, will you have Cooper call me?

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The Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas

ACRE

JUNE 27, 2023

The Delta Cultural Center is a museum and educational complex that tells the story of a land and its people, capturing what makes the Arkansas Delta region unique. It is the mission of the Delta Cultural Center to preserve, interpret and present the cultural heritage of this legendary 27-county area.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

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Database of Indigenous Australian Message Sticks

Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2024

British Museum records describe a message stick adorned with etched motifs, featuring depictions of ships, houses, trees, and geographical landmarks. Preserving Indigenous Heritage Central to Dr. Kelly's mission is the preservation and celebration of Indigenous heritage.

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A Tale of Two Internships

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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The Visit

Sapiens

MAY 28, 2024

as if i have not seen her only in empty documents, in archives drenched in blood. The Visit – Listen the bedroom is a chamber of whispers. the midnight wind blows the curtains, pushing air into silk lungs. she sits in the corner, outlined faintly by the soft glare of the moon. she does not wear clothes, no nightrobe, no plush slippers.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

He believed that African Americans should embrace their heritage and culture and work together to overturn oppression. The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights.

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How Virtual Reality Is Restoring Liberia’s Culture

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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Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

So, I’d encourage you to open up a Word document or wherever you want to write and just draft something really quickly. The manuscript did not end up in the hands of museums or local officials but rather Catholic monks in the hills of Bohemia. Okay, I’m going to give everyone now 3 minutes to work on a brief story.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

His village was an expensive 12-hour bus ride from the Nairobi National Museum , where most of Kenyas fossils are housed, studied, and displayed. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Next come the questions.

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The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank

Sapiens

JANUARY 22, 2025

Beyond bombings and other military activities, curfews and checkpoints have severely hindered the efforts of the West Banks Palestinian archaeologists, heritage organizations, and security personnel to access, monitor, and safeguard these vulnerable sites. In total, we documented 2,976 new looting pits. Since 1967, approximately 8.4

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones

Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

The Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas

Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

Database of Indigenous Australian Message Sticks

A Tale of Two Internships

The Visit

4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

How Virtual Reality Is Restoring Liberia’s Culture

Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank

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