Archaeologists Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement
A recent panel discussion encouraged scholars from across the U.S. to consider the experiences and contributions of Black people in this discipline.
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Were Women the True Artisans Behind Ancient Greek Ceramics?
A new paper makes the case that scholars have ignored the role of female ceramicists in Greece going back some 3,000 years—and that this failing could speak to a more consequential blind spot involving gender.
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Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse”
Controversial new archaeological research casts doubt on a classic theory of this famous island's societal collapse.
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What Really Happened at Herculaneum?
A new study offers insight into the lives lost when Italy’s Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79.
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Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
SAPIENS’ editorial team presents a roundup of this year’s top news and other important insights as seen through the lens of anthropology.
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Restoring Dignity to Stolen Ancestors
In the first effort of its kind, a team at a South African university not only returns human remains to families but also provides a window into the world of ancestral San and Khoe people.