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The Disappearance of Europe's Hunter-Gatherers: A Mystery Unfolds

Anthropology.net

For millennia, Europe's hunter-gatherers thrived across the continent, but their enigmatic disappearance remains shrouded in mystery. While the exact reasons elude researchers, the rise of farming likely played a pivotal role in their demise. Paleolithic art adorns the walls of Lascaux Cave in southwest France.Photograph by Cotton Coulson, Nat Geo Image Collection The Enigma Unveiled: Hunter-Gatherers in Europe Europe's ancient past echoes with the footsteps of hunter-gatherer societies that onc

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Civic Learning in Higher Education: What Works?

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Takeaways from the April 2024 Measurement Working Group convening at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University.

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Foxes as Prehistoric Pets

Anthropology.net

Our understanding of ancient human-animal relationships has taken an intriguing turn with recent archaeological findings suggesting that foxes may have been more than just wild animals to our ancestors. Dr. Ophélie Lebrasseur of the University of Oxford remarks, "This is a very rare find of having this fox that appears to have had such a close bond with individuals from the hunter-gatherer society.

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Overtourism in Bali

O-Level Geography

Why does Bali attract tourists? What are the impacts of overtourism in Bali? How can tourism development in Bali be made more sustainable? Which stage of Butler's tourist destination development model do you think Bali is at?

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The Virtual Mystery Webtool: Open access online Hybridized Problem-based Learning

Teaching Anthropology

Sherry Fukuzawa, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada As blended course modalities increase, assessment methods incorporating active learning practices such as problem-based learning (PBL) must also transform. In PBL small groups of students work on a practical case study, both independently and collaboratively, to come up with open ended solutions (see Fukuzawa & Boyd, 2016).