WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Samples of the ancient bones from which the oldest human genomes in Britain were taken. University College London – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 24 – Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two ancient skeletons, and found they constitute the oldest human DNA in …
How did Halloween get associated with the spooky? SolStock/Collection E+ via Getty Images – By Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2022 Oct 24 – As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, …
Halloween parade in New York. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki – By Regina Hansen, Senior Lecturer, Rhetoric, Boston University Published: 2017 Oct 25 – Over the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children and families, but with all those …
In Westeros, Rhaenyra finds herself in a power struggle akin to that of the real-life Empress Matilda, who lived from 1102 to 1167. HBO – By David Routt, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Richmond Published: 2022 Oct 19 – In three decades …
Many elevators do not have a floor numbered 13 because of common superstitions about the number. Luís Álvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images – By Barry Markovsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina Published: 2022 Oct 21 – Would you think it …
Shamans from the organization Tengeri conduct an offering ritual in 2013 to Bukhe Bator, the spirit master of the Selenga River, Republic of Buryatia, Russian Federation. Roberto Quijada, CC BY-NC – By Justine Buck Quijada, Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Wesleyan University Published: …
Trends in recreational or illicit drug use often make the jump to Halloween warnings. Malte Mueller/fstop via Getty Images – By Joel Best, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware Published: 2022 Oct 12 – Every year around the middle of …
Something people today have in common with civilizations past: a love of music. peepo/E+ via Getty Images – By Laura Dallman, Lecturer in Music History, University of Florida Published: 2022 Oct 10 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. …
Myaamia Heritage Program students get a lesson from Daryl Baldwin, executive director of the Myaamia Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Scott Kissell, Miami University, CC BY-ND – By Daryl Wade Baldwin, Executive Director, Myaamia Center, Miami University Published: 2022 Oct 07 …
A man walks across his land on the Navajo Nation to receive his monthly water delivery. Roughly one-third of Navajo homes lack piped water. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images As the climate crisis chokes Arizona and New Mexico, tribal regions often lack natural resources …
