Anthropology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:03:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Anthropology – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Counting the Ancients: Population Growth and Demographics across the Ancient World https://brewminate.com/counting-the-ancients-population-growth-and-demographics-across-the-ancient-world/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:43:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=262979 Civilizations rose to remarkable heights of density and urbanization, yet they did so within limits that could quickly

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]]> Birth and Survival: Fertility and Birth Rates in the Medieval World https://brewminate.com/birth-and-survival-fertility-and-birth-rates-in-the-medieval-world/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:42:24 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=262987 Birth rates in the medieval world illuminate the precarious balance of life before modern medicine. Fertility was abundant,

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]]> Divisions of Labor in Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Collectives https://brewminate.com/divisions-of-labor-in-prehistoric-hunter-gatherer-collectives/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:04:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=240502 Divisions of labor are found across all human societies. By Dr. Vivek V. VenkataramanAssistant Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of

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]]> Hominization: An Introduction to Paleoanthropology and the Human Species https://brewminate.com/hominization-an-introduction-to-paleoanthropology-and-the-human-species/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:13:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=228044 Questions and beliefs related to our origins extend back to the earliest members of our species. What Is

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]]> ‘Misi-muh’: An Indigenous Indian Tribe’s Custom of Embracing Voluntary Euthanasia https://brewminate.com/misi-muh-an-indigenous-indian-tribes-custom-of-embracing-voluntary-euthanasia/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:03:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=211848 It is a cultural practice fundamentally driven by a care for the common good. Introduction In the the

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]]> Common Evolution: Other Primates Shrink Social Networks with Age – Just Like Humans https://brewminate.com/common-evolution-other-primates-shrink-social-networks-with-age-just-like-humans/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:16:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=207135 Understanding the evolutionary roots of age-based changes in social focus. Introduction There are many changes that can come

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]]> Five New Year’s Rituals of Renewal https://brewminate.com/five-new-years-rituals-of-renewal/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:17:31 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=170180 Exploring a range of cultural celebrations around the world to mark the new year. Introduction Across human cultures,

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]]> How To Adapt and Thrive in a Changing World https://brewminate.com/how-to-adapt-and-thrive-in-a-changing-world/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:02:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=180023 Introduction While many of us feel comfortable in the bubble we surround ourselves with on a daily basis,

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]]> Vox Populi: The Population of Ancient Rome https://brewminate.com/vox-populi-the-population-of-ancient-rome/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:12:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164615 ‘Census’ is a Latin word, and the modern notion of a state counting the population is a direct

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]]> Why Global Population Decline Could Be Bad for Humankind https://brewminate.com/why-global-population-decline-could-be-bad-for-humankind/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:12:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164633 A shrinking global population may hurt us in ways that we typically pay little attention to. By Dr.

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