In contrast to Western Europeans, new research finds contemporary East Asians are genetically much closer to the...
Anthropology
By Dr. Jalaja Bonheim / 02.06.2017 Who Do You Accept and Who Do You Reject? We build...
Coin fountain / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Peter Wogan / 01.26.2017 Professor of Anthropology Willamette University Why...
Bihu dancers in Assam, India / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Arkotong Longkumer Lecturer in Religious Studies University...
01.10.2016 Japan has one of the highest adoption rates in the world, with over 80,000 legal adoptions...
Gira em terreiro de Umbanda / Photo by Bruno Gonzalez, Creative Commons By Dr. Diana EspÃrito Santo...
Photo by Chris Brazier By Chris Brazier / January 2017 ‘Bonjour, Monsieur Chris.’ ‘Bonjour, Monsieur François,’ I respond,...
Masixole Mlandu, a University of Cape Town (UCT) student protest leader, during a national shutdown protest. Cape...
Native American offers hands-on insights into centuries-old artistry By Jill Radsken / 12.13.2016 With her small, strong...
By Chris Agnos / 12.18.2016 Could Driverless Cars Change Our Concept of Ownership? The relationship between human...
By James Blake Wiener / 12.08.2016 In 2012, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) profiled the work of the...
Modern Lovibond Tintometer By Dr. Emily Martin / 10.04.2016 Professor of Anthropology New York University Figure 1....
How many colors in your language’s rainbow? / Shutterstock By Dr. Claire Bowern / 11.16.2016 Associate Professor...
11.09.2016 In Hong Kong, when people damage their statues of deities or simply replace them with newer ones, they...
By Alanna Ketler / 11.11.2016 Photos by Harriet Tatham More and more, people are joining an initiative...
The glossary entries: Angel = One who pays the bill Axe = Musical instrument Beat = Way...
USDA / Creative Commons The documentary Occupy the Farm shows the positive impact universities could have if...
Indian activists from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (ST/SC) organization demonstrate in support of India’s Dalit...
By Krystal D’Costa It’s simple enough. You step off the curb, raise your arm, and wait. Soon...
Olelein Kanunga is trying to persuade fellow Maasai warriors to take up the fight against female genital mutilation....
Photo Courtesy Bugkalot Coffee Company By Dr. Henrik Hvenegaard Mikkelsen Postdoc Researcher, Anthropology University of Copenhagen 06:01...
 By Dr. Adolfo Estalella and Dr. Tomás Sánchez Criado / 09.13.2016 Fieldwork, the cornerstone to the...
By Thorin Klosowski / 09.26.2016 How Strangers Can Have a Lasting Impact on your Health We’re told...
Untitled, 2005, José BenÃtez Sánchez. Acrylic yarn, beeswax, wood. Fowler Museum at UCLA, X2013.12.1. Gift of Ronald...
By Jonathan Davis Ho’oponopono can help restore harmony within, and with others When I first encountered the...
Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon provides tiny houses and community. / Erik Kingston How to bring a...
By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more...
Street kids playing in Ahmedabad. Image from Flickr by Sandeep Chetan By Palash Ranjan Sanyal / 09.18.2016...
By Chris Kolbu International readers of the late Stieg Larsson’s novels often comment on the role of...
For Grumpy Cat, a random internet post led to global fame and red carpet appearances. Danny Moloshok/Reuters...