Anthropology Magazine
Children stand in front of video game displays and a large green tractor.

With So Few Farmers, Why Are Video Games About Farming So Popular?

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A person in a scuba suit hovers underwater above a cluster of large vases covered with algae and moss resting on the sea floor.

Five Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine

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An athlete in mid-stride dressed in blue tights and a tank top prepares to throw the javelin in a large, well-lit sports arena.

The Evolution of Throwing

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Transgender people exist in history - A Peruvian actress impersonates the ancient Moche Lady of Cao, whose biologically female body was buried alongside artifacts typically attributed to elite male warriors.

Stop Erasing Transgender Stories From History

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Black and Indigenous Futures in Archaeology

Fugitive Archaeological Spaces

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Ancient Beer Is Craft’s New Frontier

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Kamelus Nampung, one of the Manggarai people who live on the Indonesian island of Flores, cooks a giant rat.

How Eating Rat Stew Serves Hobbit Research

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winter solstice celebrations - The El Castillo step pyramid (center) is part of the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Why Winter Solstice Celebrations Persist

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The world’s oldest bread crumbs found to date were excavated from the stone-lined fireplace in the center of this photo.

Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture’s Origins

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