Anthropology Magazine
Quiet and still in this photo, the Pichincha Volcano has shaped numerous cultures over millennia.

How Volcanoes Destroy and Nurture Societies

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Horse domestication - The Naadam festival celebrates the central role of skilled riders and horses in Mongolian culture and history.

When Did Horses Transform Mongolians’ Way of Life?

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TImbuktu archaeology - Caillie’s drawings and reports of Timbuktu failed to support the mythos that Europeans had built up about the “city of gold.”

Digging Into the Myth of Timbuktu

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