Ancient cancel cultures – The defacement of statues in America replicates a tradition going back millennia

Intentionally mutilated head of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Elizabeth Ellis, CC BY-SA – Author Sarah Kurnick, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder 2020 Aug 19 – Amid pleas for racial justice, protesters across the United States have mutilated hundreds of monuments. They …