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From the archive. After alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping track of collections—and the legal limitations on returning cultural material to source communities.
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After alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping collections—and U.K. laws preventing repatriations.
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From the archive. “Museums with colonial-era collections have always known about the brutal parts of their biographies. But, through acts of purification via historical distance, they have chosen to ignore them.”
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Patrimony - An anthropologist reflects on contemporary repatriation demands for African art taken during the colonial period.
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From the archive. “Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) fossils were first discovered in Western Europe in the mid-19th century. That was just the first in a long line of surprises thrown up by our closest evolutionary cousin.”
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Stone tools reveal vast regions connecting Europe to Asia that were covered by our explorer cousins, the Neanderthals.
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From the archive. "The genre of Batuan contemporary painting that emerged in the early 20th century depicted Balinese culture for an international audience. Yet it remained deeply rooted in local life and personal expression."
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A new multimedia project traces the development of a Balinese painting style and its connections with Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.
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SAPIENS' 2022 poet-in-resident, Jason Vasser-Elong, has a new poem published in Anthropology News! .
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thinking about peacei used to listen to the newswhile brewing Kaldi’sas a pot of grits was liftedthen placed back on the heat seems like
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“There’s an incredible potential to add to our understanding of early hunter-gatherer anthropology.” . Read more:
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From the archive. At birth, human infants have the highest percentage of body fat of any species. Here’s why.
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At birth, human infants have the highest percentage of body fat of any species. Here’s why, as explained by anthropology.
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🎙️ This week on the SAPIENS podcast: Why is investing in and accumulating gold perceived as prestigious, but extracting it is seen as greedy? . 🎧 Listen now:
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From the archive. How did technologies invented during the Stone age change the course of humanity? Check out this article!
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A series of Stone Age geniuses invented a range of technologies that shaped human evolution and laid the foundation for our world.
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“Why is it so difficult to acknowledge and address the intertwining of our lives with others elsewhere?” . Read more:
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From the archive. “In the fall of 1992, a construction crew made an unusual discovery during a freeway expansion in a coastal area of San Diego County."
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A controversial new study places our human ancestors on the North American continent 130,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought.
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From the archive. An Ethiopian-born biological anthropologist and father dissects the “myth of race” and reflects on his own deepening understanding of racism in the U.S.
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An Ethiopian-born anthropologist and father dissects the “myth of race” and reflects on his own understanding of racism in the U.S.
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🎙️ This week on the SAPIENS podcast: As the influx of processed foods threatens traditional diets in rural Mexico, an intergenerational community is forming to keep people healthy. 🎧 Listen now:
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From the archive. "The Folsom spear point, which was excavated in 1927 near the small town of Folsom, New Mexico, is one of the most famous artifacts in North American archaeology, and for good reason. "
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Scientific discoveries usually involve many people working over long periods of time. But they are generally worth the wait.
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“The dichotomy between ‘the original’ and ‘the copy’ is culturally specific.”. Read more:
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From the archive. For many years, scholars believed oral history was no more accurate than mythology. It turns out they were wrong.
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For many years, scholars believed oral history was no more accurate than mythology. It turns out they were wrong.
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“Why is it so difficult to acknowledge and address the intertwining of our lives with others elsewhere?” . Read more:
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