Kickers: Phenomenon - SAPIENS

Anthropology Magazine

A photograph features seven people seated on a grassy plain with a tree and body of water to their left, four flags posted on their right, and mountains and blue skies in the distance. All are wearing headpieces and blue clothing decorated with colorful patches.

Do Mountains Have Souls?

A short-haired person turns their head to their right in front of the horizon, a sun glare shining from behind them.

Was Our Skin Meant for the Sun?

A photograph features a rocky landscape white with snow under a light-blue sky.

A Reader’s Question About Surviving the Ice Age

An adult and three children stand next to a large beige mammoth skull with a hole in the center and two shiny tusks.

The Deep Human Story of Collecting Fossils

A long, snaking line ending in a loop connects numerous large, bright white stars from one corner of the sky to the other amid purple, white, and blue stars and clouds in the sky.

The Cosmic Serpent

Four chimpanzees sit on a rock in front of trees. Two have one arm in the air and their hands are clasped.

What Chimpanzees Know About Giving Medicine

A person wearing a suit holds a microphone close while smiling broadly.

What’s the Appeal of Deep Voices in Men?

Multicolored kites fly in a blue sky above a green field near a body of water.

Five New Year’s Rituals of Renewal

An oil painting shows a group of people sitting near a fire looking at a rooster on the floor of a cabin.

The Age of Digital Divination

Two shelving units with multiple levels are packed with an assortment of objects. More objects are on the ground below two paintings hung on the back wall.

Why Couldn’t Iron Age People Throw Some Stuff Away?

Men and women in bright, colorful clothing run across sands at night, carrying torches.

Chasing the Myths of Mexico’s “Superrunners”

scarification

What Scars Say About Sex and Stereotypes

coronavirus mask - A discount market on Penang Island, Malaysia, displays a face mask on a mannequin. Surgical masks are unregulated and provide minimal protection from pathogens.

Why Face Masks Are Going Viral

The Hidden Color Code in Mimbres Pottery

Using a remote-sensing tool called lidar, archaeologists can see what lies hidden underneath dense vegetation. This lidar image reveals the grand plaza of the Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.

Archaeology of the 99 Percent

microbiome social behavior

Does Your Microbiome Shape Your Friendships?