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Franco Viviani

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Franco Viviani is a retired anthropologist teaching at the University of Padua, Italy. He has studied many different topics, mainly related to the evolution of the body, and conducted field research across Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Malta, Guinea-Bissau, and South Africa. He served as the president of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health for 14 years. Viviani is currently interested in the impacts of globalization.

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    A Letter From COVID-19

    An anthropologist imagines COVID-19 as a wise representative of Earth who is sharing a vital message with humans.

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    Sulawesi cave paintings - These handprints were made by blowing pigment around a hand placed against the wall.

    Finding and Losing the World’s Oldest Art in Sulawesi

    An anthropologist goes back to see Sulawesi cave paintings he reported in Indonesia decades ago—and mourns their degradation and loss.

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