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Anthropology / Everything Human

Features

Stories

Phenomenon

The Hidden Color Code in Mimbres Pottery

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Patterned markings on some Southwestern pots in the U.S. may have been used to symbolize color in black-and-white arts.

This illustration represents how Indigenous peoples around the globe, as highlighted by depictions of a few specific communities, are striving to keep endangered languages alive as dynamic sources of cultural identity.

Expressions

Why Are Languages Worth Preserving?

Bhutanese Nepali performers—including Shyam “San” Rai at center—pose at a cultural festival.

Expressions

How Names Tell Stories of Loss and Resilience

Bhutanese Nepali refugee communities in the United States have embraced an approach to identity that reflects their unique heritage and underscores the power of choosing their own labels.

mortuary archaeology - The Slavia Field School in Mortuary Archaeology in Drawsko, Poland, unearthed a 400-year-old cemetery.

Field Notes

Digging up the Dead

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?