Not all fossil discoveries happen in the field. In museum archives, researchers found photos of remains from Paleolithic children who…
Infant, Name Once KnownA poet-anthropologist of the Chickasaw Nation honors infant remains historically used in teaching collections at the University of Illinois. “Infant,…
How Museum Items Go MissingAfter alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping track of collections—and the legal limitations…
Restoring Faces and Dignity to Skeletal RemainsAn anthropologist explains how a South African university used community-driven research to honor human remains acquired unethically. This article was…
Cold Hubris and FundoA poet-historian reflects on the legacy of colonial-era collecting practices in Tanzania that tore Black Indigenous ancestors from their communities…
Why Store 41,000 Bison Bones?An archaeologist explains why a museum keeps so many bones from the Jones-Miller site, an ice age bison kill on…
Collaborating So a 200-Year-Old Pipe Can Continue Its WorkA museum curator and a First Nations leader explain how a treaty pipe, sold at auction, exemplifies a new path…
How Power Pervades Portrayals of Human EvolutionAn evolutionary scholar examines racist and sexist depictions of human evolution that continue to permeate science, education, and popular culture.…
Finding Ceremony for Ancestors Held in the Penn Museum and Other Colonial InstitutionsAn anthropologist and an organizer try to connect descendant communities with the remains of 20 Black Philadelphians slated for court-ordered…
How Do We Heal?A poet-anthropologist who is a Passamaquoddy tribal member lights a path toward healing both within the field of archaeology and…
