Anthropology

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Greensboro
Johnnetta Cole to be Guilford College’s commencement speaker
greensboro.com - John Newsom
GREENSBORO — Former Bennett College leader Johnnetta Cole will be the keynote speaker at Guilford College’s commencement in May. The local private …
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Citizen Journalism
Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu As Polling Agent By Reuben Abati
saharareporters.com
Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my early teachable moments was the realization that you …
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Black History
The Last Slave Ship Survivor Gave A Heartbreaking Interview Back In 1930s And It Remained Unpublished Up Until
boredpanda.com - Neringa
On one warm and unsuspecting day of July in 1860, a schooner named Clotilda, with the Captain William Foster and 110 African slaves on board, arrived …
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World News
UK media tokenistic in its attitude to diversity, says Trevor Phillips
The Guardian - Press Association
Trevor Phillips has said diversity in the British media can be generously described as “tokenistic” and that its failures have affected the knife crime debate. The former broadcaster and politician, who
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Opinion
SMU wants to bring North Texas' historic artifacts back home
dallasnews.com
Unearthing artifacts that lead to a better understanding of our past is not just an Indiana Jones exercise in exotic foreign lands. It is a research …
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News Industry
Newspaper’s front page sparks fury for describing ‘how to spot a Jew’
New York Post - By Lucia I. Suarez Sang
A right-wing newspaper in Poland sparked widespread criticism after running an anti-Semitic article on its front page instructing readers “how to …
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Documentaries
This Photographer Captures America's Crust Punk Tradition
Papermag - Jael Goldfine
There've been many attempts to peer into the lives of America's self-exiled. Labeled crust or gutter or street punks, or simply travelers (or depending on your politics, hobos), I mean the large network
Linaadded this to Anthropology, Archeology & History
University of Kentucky
‘Archaeology is endangered.’ UK decision is a loss for the state and Kentucky students.
kentucky.com
In late February, the Dean of UK’s College of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Mark Kornbluh, terminated Kentucky Archaeological Survey (KAS) and Program for …
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Movies
The Grim Epic ‘Iceman’ Proves That Life Was Truly Miserable for the World’s Oldest Mummy
observer.com - Rex Reed
One of those earthy anthropological studies so familiar to viewers of the National Geographic channel, Iceman is a gritty caveman epic about the daily …
Iberian Peninsula
Men who lived in Spain 4500 years ago left almost no male genetic legacy today
sciencemag.org - Ann Gibbons
The genetic legacy of men who lived on the Iberian Peninsula 4500 years ago has largely diminished—all of their Y chromosomes, which are passed from …
Jewish Culture
Polish Parliament seeks to remove far-right newspaper which told readers 'how to recognise a Jew'
thejc.com - Daniel Sugarman
The Polish Parliament has said it will ask for the removal of a far-right newspaper from sale at its news kiosks on its premises, after the paper ran …
Technology
Cecily Morrison – using technology to help change the world
microsoft.com - news.microsoft.com
“My aim is to build technologies that matter to people,” reads the closing sentence on Cecily Morrison’s website bio. A researcher in Human-Computer …
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Humanity
What Makes a Dad a Dad | Goop
goop - Goop
“Dads saved the human race,” says Anna Machin, evolutionary anthropologist and author of The Life of Dad. In this conversation with goop CCO Elise …
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Film Festivals
'Red 11': Film Review | SXSW 2019
hollywoodreporter.com - John DeFore
Robert Rodriguez unveils a flick he made for $7,000 while working on the megabudget 'Alita: Battle Angel.' Don't you have to be a master before you …
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Mayan Civilization
Well-preserved 1,000-year-old ceramics found in Mayan ruins
The Washington Post - By Associated Press
Mexican archaeologists said Monday that they have found a cave at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza with offerings of about 200 ceramic vessels in nearly untouched condition. The National Institute of Anthropology
Gizmodo UKadded this to Gizmodo UK
Nanyang Technological University
We Can Thank Agriculture and Soft Food for the 'F' Word, Claims Provocative New Study
gizmodo.co.uk - George Dvorsky
Humans couldn’t always easily produce “f” and “v” sounds, according to a surprising new study. The reason we can now enjoy words like “flavour” and …
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Art History
Beer Archaeologist Researches Ancient Civilizations and Their Beers
nbcdfw.com
Travis Rupp is known as Avery' Brewing's beer archaeologist, but also as the lecturer in Classics, Art History, and Anthropology at CU-Boulder. Rupp …
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Science
Revamping science: Making room for more voices
phys.org - Dartmouth College
Science is known for being objective and apolitical, but is it? Historically speaking, the voices of underrepresented groups have been missing from …
TV (Australia)
What I’ve Been Watching: Brooke Satchwell
tvtonight.com.au
Show Me the Movie‘s Brooke Satchwell is a fan of Patriot, Roma, Succession, Luther and The Good Place. Here’s what else is on her watch list. 1. What …
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Shamanism
6 Reasons You Should Stop Using the Word Shaman
patheos.com - The Wandering Witch
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people use the word shaman out of context. I see it as a huge problem within the pagan, witchcraft, and New Age …
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Kuala Lumpur
12 Divine Fantasy Novels in Which the Gods Walk the Land
barnesandnoble.com - Nicole Hill
Paperback $14.39 | $15.99 Volatile and vibrant, Gareth Hanrahan’s The Gutter Prayer already has established itself as one of the most exciting fantasy …
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Basil
3 ways to enjoy your week in Berkeley
hoodline.com - by Hoodline
From a seed swap to psychedelics, there's plenty to enjoy in Berkeley this week. Read on for a rundown of ideas for how to fill your …
Misty Chittendenadded this to Psychology
Cognitive Science
Macquarie University - Psychology and cognitive science
mq.edu.au
Deciphering the operations of the mind and brain is one of the greatest scientific challenges facing human society in the 21st century. At Macquarie …
Sub-Saharan Africa
OND Saturday Science Edition March 9, 2019
dailykos.com - Chitown Kev
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, …
Hunter Gatherers
When Farmers and Foragers First Met
discovermagazine.com
The barrel-chested man is known to us only as Burial 7/I. His 8,000-year-old remains were found at a fishing camp that hugs a curve in the Danube …
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Costa Rica
How brain biases prevent climate action
BBC Future - Matthew Wilburn King
Cognitive biases that ensured our initial survival now make it difficult to address long-term challenges that threaten our existence, like climate change. But they can help us too. We know that climate
Linaadded this to Anthropology, Archeology & History
Meat
The Importance of Fat in Early Human Evolution
insidescience.org
(Inside Science) -- In the late 1970s, anthropologists popularized the now familiar scenario that our very early ancestors were scavengers rather …
Turkey
Asli Zengin – Caring for the Dead: Intimacy, Abandonment and Transgender Funerals in Turkey | Middle East Studies
brown.edu - watson.brown.edu
Asli Zengin is the Louise Lamphere Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies in the Department of Anthropology and the Pembroke …
British Humour
There's a very funny reason behind this odd house-share advert
thepoke.co.uk - The Poke
It’s important to be careful when choosing housemates. The last thing you want is someone whose lifestyle clashes with your own, or who can’t obey …
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Mexico
‘The Place Is Extraordinary’: Well-Preserved Artifacts Are Found Under Maya Ruins
The New York Times - By KAREN ZRAICK
Archaeologists announced this week that they had discovered an extraordinary trove of well-preserved Maya artifacts under the ancient city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The artifacts found