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SAPIENS transforms how the public understands anthropology. Every piece of content is grounded in anthropological research, theories, or thinking.

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What the Anthropology of Smell Reveals About Humanity
sapiens.org - Sarah Ives
Vivian,* a Washington, D.C.–based art curator, realized she had COVID-19 in December 2020. “I bought a tree, and I brought it home,” she recalls. …
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Looking Into the World of Frog Gigging
sapiens.org - Saish Solankar
The moon emerged out of the clouds at a few minutes past midnight, reflecting on the murky water of a forest pond. I watched as Wyatt*, the organizer …
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Difficult Truths: Confronting Irish Industrial Schools
sapiens.org - Fiona Murphy
This article was originally published at Otherwise magazine and has been republished with permission as a lightly edited excerpt.CONSTELLATIONSThe …
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What Ancient Stone “Swiss Army Knives” Mean
sapiens.org - Amy Mosig Way
This article was originally published in The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons.Humans are the only species to live in every …
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What Klingon and Other Constructed Languages Reveal
sapiens.org - Bob Holmes
This article was originally published at Knowable Magazine and has been republished with Creative Commons.Most languages develop through centuries of …
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Stop Projecting Nationalism Onto Stonehenge
sapiens.org - Gordon Barclay and Kenny Brophy
In late May, eight images of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II were projected onto the megaliths of Stonehenge to celebrate the monarch’s 70 …