Anthropology.net

MAY 27, 2024

Recently published in PLOS ONE 1 , research by scientists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt explores the rich tapestry of culinary traditions spanning from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 17, 2024

Scientists uncover compelling evidence suggesting that the hunting strategies of early humans involved long-distance running, challenging conventional beliefs about the physical demands and efficiency of such pursuits. Colonial disruptions of traditional societies also contributed to the waning of this hunting strategy.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Abstract This dissertation investigates the coexistence of humans and javelinas in Texas. Through a blend of traditional ethnography, ethology, and GIS mapping, the study explores the dynamics of interactions at three primary sites across Texas, emphasizing the mutual shaping of shared spaces and the significance of negotiation.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 23, 2024

In the vast tapestry of human history, certain discoveries emerge as seismic shifts, reshaping our understanding of our origins and the paths we've traversed. Mithen's holistic approach, spanning disparate realms of inquiry, forms a tapestry of evidence that paints a vivid portrait of humanity's nascent linguistic capabilities.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

Rapidly changing technology, particularly the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education has positioned faculty and leaders with a pivotal decision to make: Stick with the known comfort of traditional methods or experiment with the enticing, yet intimidating, potential of AI.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

A new research review finds inconsistent benefits for students with disabilities who learn alongside general education peers. It seems a humane policy not to wall off those with disabilities and keep them apart from society. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. For the past 25 years, U.S. For the past 25 years, U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Late last month, Alabama Gov. In 2005, Yale researchers released a study that changed perceptions of school discipline in early grades.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 30, 2021

Research shows how students learn best, and it's not by talking at them for extended periods. The study shows that, though students felt as if they learned more through traditional lectures, they actually learned more when taking part in classrooms that employed so-called active-learning strategies by scoring higher on tests.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Bowen, a principal research associate at the Urban Institute, wanted to fill the dearth of accessible teaching resources with sessions on coding, cartography, and—of course—Bowen’s pet-prolific workshop on data collection and visualization. It’s not like we’re born as human beings knowing how to read a bar chart,” Schwabish says.

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TeachThought

JULY 20, 2024

Understanding AI Concepts Start by helping students grasp core AI ideas like algorithms, data analysis, and pattern recognition through traditional teaching methods Analogies and Stories: Compare an algorithm to a recipe a chef follows, highlighting the step-by-step process. See also 10 Roles For Artificial Intelligence In Education 2.

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TeachThought

JUNE 5, 2024

The Purpose of Questions Thought of roughly as a kind of spectrum, four purposes of questions might stand out, from more “traditional” to more “progressive.” ” (More Traditional) Academic View In a traditional academic setting, the purpose of a question is to elicit a response that can be assessed (i.e.,

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Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

Humans and Javelinas: Something Something… I need a title … This study is motivated by the broad pressing question: How do we live in a world full of difference? The research takes place in Texas, representing the northernmost extent of javelinas’ range. 2015), a loss of habitat (Corales, De Assis Montag, and Dunck 2022; Johnson et al.

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Society for Classical Studies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Call for Applications: Kingdon and Solmsen Fellowships at IRH kskordal Fri, 09/20/2024 - 08:43 Image The Institute for Research in the Humanities Robert M. Projects may focus on any period from antiquity to the present, on any part of the world, and in any field(s) in the humanities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2021

In the lead-up to a curation of a vast amount of research, UNESCO stated the following: In today’s world, education systems must constantly evolve in order to effectively respond to the rapidly changing demands of the societies they serve. Humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. These are hardwired into our brains.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In this regard, we were both deeply struck by a story on November 9, 2023, of a team of researchers that had sighted Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains. My daughter and I both felt that the wisdom of the tradition should reach a wider audience, of children and adults alike.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Discovery at Tunnug 1 In southern Siberia, archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric burial mound—Tunnug 1—revealing evidence of human and animal sacrifices from the late 9th century. The excavation revealed fragmented remains of at least 18 horses alongside one human.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The research, conducted by Kenji Itao and Kunihiko Kaneko from the University of Tokyo, Copenhagen University, and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science, delves into how competitive gift-giving practices contribute to the emergence of economic and social disparities within human societies. 1 Itao, K., & Kaneko, K.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This discovery offers a rare glimpse into the dietary practices of the ancient people of the Tarim Basin, highlighting how early humans preserved and consumed food, particularly dairy products. Bronze Age cheese reveals human-Lactobacillus interactions over evolutionary history. Abuduresule, Y., … Fu, Q.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The researchers noted that “the discovery forces us to reevaluate our assumptions about the technological capabilities of Neolithic societies. The combination of architectural planning, strategic site selection, and food storage technology challenges the traditional view of early agricultural societies as rudimentary and disorganized.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Since their discovery in the 1940s, researchers have sought to decode their purpose and origins, with little concrete evidence as to why the ancient Nazca people created them. Sakai explained, “Because the Nazca Pampa is so vast, it takes a long time to conduct research using conventional archaeological methods.”

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For centuries, these cloth objects have protected the region’s human and spirit-like beings against illness, death, birth, and seasonal change. Through annual ritual traditions, local people communicate with and care for Mount Everest, or Jomolangma as she is called in the local Sherpa language. People buy or receive khatak as gifts.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Other scholars produced research showing that the kind of zero-tolerance discipline then in vogue was hurting students’ long-term academic prospects and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. Leave this field empty if you're human: Early research seemed promising. Department of Health and Human Services.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2024

Digital educators, alert and available at all times, will soon replace their human counterparts and feed students with concentrated personalized content. Human educators — the teachers and the school counselors with whom students build emotional bonds and relationships of trust — are like the cloth mom. screamed breathless headlines.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

Teaching aides are at least as effective in tutoring as licensed teachers, and far more effective than volunteer tutors, research shows Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Related: Three lessons from rigorous research on education technology. This may be a very important component of why tutoring works,” said Slavin.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 28, 2024

The reasons behind these fluctuations have long puzzled researchers. The Role of Fear in Shaping Population Patterns Since the end of the Ice Age, human populations have experienced cycles of growth and decline, with the underlying causes remaining only partially understood. 1 Kondor, Dániel, Bennett, James S.,

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

A groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Nagoya University Museum in Japan offers fresh insights into the cultural evolution of Homo sapiens during their dispersal across Eurasia roughly 50,000 to 40,000 years ago. However, the recent study challenges this notion by examining stone tool technology over a 50,000-year span.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 8, 2024

This diminutive species, with a brain about one-third the size of modern humans, was unlike any other hominin previously discovered. Instead of publishing their results in a traditional peer-reviewed journal, Berger and his team opted to release their findings through a series of unreviewed preprints on bioRxiv.

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Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

In preparation for a class based my 2022 article in Teaching Anthropology, Toward a Pedagogy for Consumer Anthropology: Method, Theory, Marketing , I provided ChatGPT with the following prompt: Use the research findings below to create 12 marketing ideas for Duncan Hines cake mix. Human Organization. 69 (3): 252-262. Morais, Robert J.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching.

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Anthropology.net

JULY 29, 2024

Insights from Early Human Agriculture In a time where news of species extinction is all too common, the role of human activity in shaping biodiversity is under intense scrutiny. Since AD 1500, over 705 vertebrate and 571 plant species have vanished, with human land use being a major culprit.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 14, 2024

In the lush landscapes of Papua New Guinea, a land steeped in mystery and tradition, lies a genetic tapestry rich with the echoes of ancient human migrations and interbreeding. Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetic Adaptation Looking ahead, the research team aims to unravel the intricate mechanisms underlying these genetic adaptations.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 28, 2024

Recent research from the University of Zurich reveals extensive cultural and linguistic networks among Central African hunter–gath 1 erer groups dating back millennia, challenging previous assumptions about the region's prehistoric cultural evolution. BaYaka hunter-gatherers playing music instruments and dancing. 1 Padilla-Iglesias, C.,

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Sapiens

MARCH 12, 2024

On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies. Kedi (Turkish for “cat”) also charts the ways humans care for felines, from making them snacks to bringing them to the vet.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

New research involving faculty from Binghamton University, State University of New York, disproves the widely held belief of a “population crash” on Easter Island, revealing it to be a myth. DiNapoli, Environmental Studies Research Development Specialist; and Dylan S. Davis, a Columbia University post-doctoral fellow.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

” This is a big shift from traditional coaching, she says, “which is about data cycles and analyzing student work, learning targets and all of that. ” Amazon | Bookshop.org The strategies in Arise are all built on a framework of six core human needs: belonging, autonomy, competence, self-esteem, trust , and purpose.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 8, 2024

The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture marked a pivotal moment in human history, revolutionizing diet and lifestyle. A groundbreaking study now offers a glimpse into the culinary traditions of ancient hunter-gatherers, shedding light on their plant-based diet and weaning practices. 1 Moubtahij, Z., McCormack, J.,

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Anthropology.net

JULY 16, 2024

Led by Jules Blais, professor of biology at the University of Ottawa, the research team detected evidence of human presence and settlements on Somerset Island, Nunavut, by analyzing sediment samples. Professor Jules Blais, says,” "By analyzing pond sediment samples, we were able to construct detailed histories of site occupation.

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