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Body Comics as Historical Records Classifying the type of historical research of my studies, and classifying the type of sources I am using presents a problem. If referencing source material, such as cartoons and comic books...
Image 1: Illustration of what the Toba eruption might have looked like around 42 km above northern Sumatra. Courtesy WikipediaImage 2: University of Illinois anthropology professor Stanley Ambrose and his colleagues found that...
How anthropologists meet the challenge of field research in a modernized setting With contributions from Barry Jean Ancelet, Deborah J. Clifton, Dana A. David, Marc David, Jacques Henry, Sara Le Menestrel, Carl Lindahl, Dean...
Dell H. Hymes, a prominent anthropologist, linguist and folklorist whose work mined the rich, often overlooked territory where language and culture intersect, died on Nov. 13 in Charlottesville, Va. He was 82 and lived in...
Forensic scientists at SHSU facility aid law enforcement officers By Bruck Erickson SHSU News Service After sheriff’s deputies discovered human bones scattered around private property in Houston County recently, they turned to...
Innovation in Cultural Systems: Contributions from Evolutionary Anthropology Edited by Michael J. O'Brien and Stephen J. Shennan Leading scholars offer a range of perspectives on the roles played by innovation in the evolution...
What could have been misconstrued as an overzealous pig roast actually did involve dead pigs -- along with a house fire, 10 students in white work suits and a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice.
The discipline of design anthropology, which will next year be the subject of an MSc course at the University of Aberdeen, is described by its practitioners as an emerging field, but one which has been emerging for some time.
Claude Lévi-Strauss, often referred to as “the father of modern anthropology,” was renowned in life for his unifying theories and sociological bridging between tribal and “civilized” cultures. The French anthropologist, who...
A new survey says the recession has led Americans to reassess their values, and many may find new joy in the holidays without frenetic bouts of shopping. This year, of all years, we need to forget the media reports bleating...
