SAPIENS

Anthropology / Everything Human

Features

Stories

New opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among field- and lab-based scientists have come about through the rise of biomolecular archaeology.

Crossroads

Archaeology Is Having a Great Century So Far

and

Here's why satellite imagery, lidar scans, ancient DNA analyses, and more are helping scientists break open the past. 

anthropologist parents - When author Sandhya Fuchs (center, at age 6) grew up in India, Bharti (left) and Aarti (right) were like sisters to her, and today she is an “auntie” to their children.

Reflections

The Gift of a Bicultural Upbringing

Best of SAPIENS 2019

From more than 100 outstanding articles that we published this year, SAPIENS’ editorial team selected our top picks that gave us insights into everything human seen through the lens of anthropology.

anthropology in 2019 - This image shows various views of the pinky bone of a Denisovan-Neanderthal hybrid found in Siberia.

Reflections

Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters

Categories

Mixed-Income Housing - The Plan for Transformation brought new mixed-income developments to Chicago, such as those shown here, as a novel solution to public housing.

Culture Lab

Is This the Best Answer for Public Housing?

native american migration - Modern footprints in the sand echo far more ancient ones found on a beach off the coast of Canada.

Unearthed

The Knotty Question of When Humans Made the Americas Home

microbiome social behavior

Phenomenon

Does Your Microbiome Shape Your Friendships?

NASA anthropologist - Jack Stuster with a NASA space shuttle.

Interview

Can Anthropologists Propel Astronauts Toward Mars?