As increasing numbers of pilgrims walk the Camino, a European network of historic pilgrimage routes, those who journey to “slow…
Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São ToméThe African island nation played a central—but little-known—role in the rise of the global sugar trade based on enslaved labor.…
Living as Stateless Palestinians in JordanIsrael’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million…
What’s Behind the Evolution of Neanderthal PortraitsSince the 1800s, Neanderthal depictions have evolved not only with changing science but also due to social views. An archaeologist…
Making Anthropological Poetry ReelIn featuring three SAPIENS poems, students in a digital anthropology seminar infused video reels for Instagram with vivid history and…
Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of ConflictAnthropological poems from around the globe speak to people’s creative will, resistance, and resilience—and the significance of our shared humanity.…
Tackling the Wreckage of WarAn archaeologist traces how rubble from World War II bombings helped turn London marshlands into a footballing utopia. This article…
Documenting the Kashmir Conflict Through PoetrySAPIENS’ 2023 poet-in-residence sketches the history she speaks to in three poems from Indian-occupied Kashmir. “Speak up for your lips…
Anthropologists on PalestineAmid the war on Gaza and long before, anthropologists have been speaking out against Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Here’s a…
The Vibrant Worlds of Batuan Paintings in BaliA new multimedia project connects the development of a Balinese regional painting style with anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson,…
