Amber Dance – SAPIENS

Anthropology Magazine

Tungurahua, an active volcano in Ecuador, sits amid farming communities that have dwelled alongside it for generations.

How to “Co-Live” With a Natural Hazard

Cómo “convivir” con un volcán activo

The sewing kit above is one of multiple items from a massive private collection held in Indiana that the FBI helped repatriate. This particular item is now in Peru, where it was initially crafted.

The FBI’s Repatriation of Stolen Heritage

Material Culture

NASA anthropologist - Jack Stuster with a NASA space shuttle.

Can Anthropologists Propel Astronauts Toward Mars?

Samoan tattoo - In Samoan communities, men traditionally receive a pe’a tattoo from mid-torso to knees as a marker of maturity.

How the Samoan Tattoo Survived Colonialism

halloween history - Girl dressed in a Halloween costume for the celebration of Dia de los Muertos

How Halloween Has Traveled the Globe

Human fire use - Although researchers don’t agree on when humans first gained control over the use of fire, they do not dispute the fact that fire played an important role in shaping what it means to be human.

Uncovering Ancient Clues to Humanity’s First Fires