WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Conditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images – By Yakov Pichkar, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University AND Nicole Creanza, Assistant Professor of Biological …
Contrary to long-held assumptions of division of labor, it seems women were prolific hunters. Generated by Midjourney – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Jun 28 – While there has been evidence of women hunting, these historical discoveries have been treated more as the exception than …
Peeing on a stick to test for pregnancy may soon be a thing of the past across the globe. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Jun 20 – The days of urinating on a stick, and then sharing those sticks online, might be numbered, …
Animals that shared the landscape with humans disappeared as the ice age ended. Mauricio Antón/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY – By Christopher R. Moore, Research Professor and Director of the Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey (SEPAS) at the South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, University …
A woman teaches a dance form, known as bhangra, during a 3HO gathering. Gurumustuk Singh/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA – By Simranjit Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis Published: 2023 Jun 14 – Throngs of people, most wearing white clothing and many adorned …
Wiping away tears, Nita Battise, vice chairperson of the tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children. Mandel Ngan/AFP …
Has he got news for you … Bryan Cranston stars as the Host in Asteroid City. Photograph: Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features – Movies Interview – By Xan Brooks His role as The Host in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City sees the actor return to …
Travel to Miami, and you might hear people say ‘get down from the car’ instead of ‘get out of the car.’ Miami Herald/Getty Images – By Phillip M. Carter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University Published: 2023 Jun 12 – “We got …
Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images – By Karl Taube, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside Published: 2023 Jun 07 – An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by …
Researchers have found that the naturally occurring amino acid taurine appears to play a role in aging in animals. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Jun 08 – Aging is an inevitable part of living. But inevitable as it is, many are keen to …
