Heritage History Research 
Sapiens
DECEMBER 3, 2024
A team of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is pushing toward a deeper understanding of history that amplifies Indigenous and local perspectives to challenge traditional archaeological timelines. Instead, we advocate for “deep history.” However, our research revealed that these iconic terraces are actually only 400 years old.
Sapiens
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Spain has a deep and far-reaching colonial history, particularly in Latin America. The claim that Spain’s imperialism isn’t true colonization reflects a reluctance to confront the darker aspects of the country’s history, which involved widespread exploitation, violence, and cultural erasure across continents.
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Sapiens
MARCH 11, 2025
Because of the lyrics, because of the rebellion, because of the power I love this group because they are a clear example of the fusion of metal with ancestral heritage. Partway through our conversation on Indigenous history, music, and language, Calfunao lit up when he discovered that we were both metalheads. And it never ends.
Sapiens
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
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. These scholars are using their research on the precolonial past to sow sustainable futures—like the worlds inhabited by Abena and Akaina.
Anthropology.net
MARCH 18, 2025
But new research suggests that this narrative is missing an entire chapter. Rather than a single lineage evolving smoothly over time, the evidence suggests a history of separation and recombination," says Cousins. The researchers made this discovery not by analyzing ancient bones but by studying the DNA of living people.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
A decolonized retelling of this discovery must acknowledge their role in unearthing one of the most important fossils of the 20th century Decolonizing Paleoanthropology The Taung Child is not just a fossil—it is a symbol of the complicated history of paleoanthropology in Africa. The next century of research must be different.
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
For this study, researchers examined skeletal positioning, potential grave goods, and signs of deliberate excavation. This study, published in L'Anthropologie 1 , highlights the need for broader archaeological explorations to fill in the gaps of early human history. Been et al., 1 Been, E., & Barzilai, O.
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