WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Forced from their homes by fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces, thousands of families seek refuge in a Kabul park. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images – By Abdulkader Sinno, Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University …
Taliban militants and Afghan civilians celebrate the signing of a peace deal with the United States on March 2. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images) – By Hanif Sufizada, Education and Outreach Program Coordinator, University of Nebraska Omaha –This article was originally published on …
On the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest, people from Mexico’s smallest state Tlaxcala say their ancestors were liberators – Dancers celebrate the anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlán, the Mexica capital, on 26 July. Photograph: Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/Pacific Press/REX/Shutterstock – David Agren …
Archaeologist and paleoenvironmental researcher Isaac Hart of the University of Utah surveys a melting ice patch in western Mongolia. Peter Bittner, CC BY-ND – William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder 2021 Aug 11 – In the world’s …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here in July 2021, announced on 2021 Aug 10, that he would resign amid a sexual harassment scandal. Spencer Platt/Getty Images – 2021 Aug 10 – Authors Sandy Hershcovis, Professor at Haskayne School of Business, University of …
The modern Olympics share many things with the ancient games. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images – By Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University 2021 Jul 28 – The 2020 Tokyo Olympics started on July 23, 2021, amid a few different controversies. …
The absence of audio recording technology makes “when” a tough question to answer. But there are some theories as to “why.” Photo from Getty Images. – By Matt Soniak of Mental Floss – There are many, many evolving regional British and American accents, so …
Women in north and central regions of country stage demonstrations as militants make sweeping gains nationwide. One of the biggest demonstrations was in central Ghor province, where hundreds of women turned out over the weekend. Photograph: Facebook – by Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul …
The record price for a complete 40-volume set was established by Christie’s in New York in April 2012 when a complete subscriber’s set of Curtis’s monumental work fetched $2,882,500 to become one of the most valuable scientific artifacts ever sold at auction. The …
The story of our species may run through a war-time construction project back to the wild and woolly steppes of Asia where Dragon people once roamed. An illustration of Dragon Man at home. Chuang Zhao – By Eric Mack 2021 Jun 30 – …
