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Crossroads
Treasure Hunters Pose Problems for Archaeologists
Hipólito Sanchiz Alvarez de Toledo and Hipólito Sanchiz Alcaraz
Two scholars discuss the challenges of accurately studying underwater archaeological heritage—among them, unauthorized acquisitions.
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Expressions
The Vibrant Worlds of Batuan Paintings in Bali
Annie Tucker and Robert Lemelson
A new multimedia project connects the development of a Balinese regional painting style with anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, who began commissioning art in the region in the 1930s.
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Decoded
Ancient Pollen Is Hiding in a Surprising Place
Lynne Quick
A paleoecologist explains what pollen in fossilized mammal urine can reveal about past ecosystems and environmental change.
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In Flux
Dismantling the Walls in Our Heads
Kerstin Lange
The Berlin Wall fell more than three decades ago—but political, social, and economic divides between East and West Germany continue to reverberate, even among those born after Reunification.
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Field Notes
Spend a Day Tracking Chimpanzees
Kirsty Graham
A series of short videos captures a rare view into the lives of wild chimps through the eyes of a researcher.
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Curiosities
In Defense of Museums
Stephen E. Nash
In response to news of ethical violations by museums, a curator reflects on the past and future missions of such institutions.
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Wayfinding
Restoring Faces and Dignity to Skeletal Remains
Victoria Gibbon
An anthropologist explains how a South African university used community-driven research to honor human remains acquired unethically.
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Phenomenon
Las entrañas de la videovigilancia en la Ciudad de México
Esteban Salmón
Un antropólogo investiga cómo la rápida expansión del sistema de videovigilancia en una ciudad está transformando la investigación criminal, a veces de formas profundamente engañosas.
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Viewpoint
I Was Penalized for Learning a Language at Home
Veronica Valencia Gonzalez
A researcher explains why the Fulbright-Hays fellowship should change its rules that have kept native and heritage speakers from working where their languages are spoken.
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Reflections
To Wear the Wind
Beni Sumer Yanthan
A tribal scholar from the state of Nagaland in India engages with the loss of traditional cultural practices and locates the creation of a new world order where the “natural” is increasingly isolated from the “human.”
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Excerpt
Raising My Children in an Ableist World
Thomas W. Pearson
In a new book, an anthropologist and father of three, including a daughter with Down syndrome, reflects on the pressures of parenting.
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Decoded
What Ancient Egyptians Knew About Meteorites—Long Before Modern Astronomers
Victoria Almansa-Villatoro
An Egyptologist’s study of hieroglyphic texts has revealed that ancient Egyptians likely understood the celestial origins of iron-rich meteorites.
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Counterpoint
Do Strict Criminal Penalties Protect Animals From Abuse?
Iván Sandoval-Cervantes
In Mexico, a growing animal protection movement often promotes harsh criminal punishment for those who abuse animals. But are these strategies working, or do they lead to further injustices?
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Crossroads
Past and Present Approaches to the Management of Red Deer
Jacqui Mulville
An archaeologist weighs the pros and cons driving debates around the rising population of Scotland’s renowned animal and explains what historical archaeology could add to the conversation.
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Decoded
Decoding Diversity and Power at Machu Picchu
Roberta Davidson
New DNA analysis has revealed surprising diversity among remains from burial sites in Peru. A genetic anthropologist explains what this suggests about the 15th century Inca palace.
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Phenomenon
Inside Mexico City’s Surveillance State
Esteban Salmón
An anthropologist investigates how one city’s rapidly expanding video surveillance system is transforming criminal investigation—sometimes in deeply flawed ways.
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