When the “Gift” of Immigration Comes With Strings
An anthropologist examines how refugees fleeing violence experience hospitality in Turkey—and the burdens attached.
Borderlands
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Native American Children’s Historic Forced Assimilation
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States government used family separation and schools to try to erase Native American children’s traditional cultures and languages. A newly published archive of photographs visually documents some Indigenous peoples’ struggle for survival.
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What One Tooth Means for Neanderthal History
A 100,000-year-old tooth found in the Pešturina Cave in Eastern Serbia bolsters evidence of Neanderthal presence in the Balkans.
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North Sentinel Island and the Right to Be Left Alone
One political anthropologist considers whether a "no-contact" approach to remote Indigenous peoples may—in the long run—lead to unforeseen risks.
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Where a River of Life Became a Border of Control
With more than 2 million people, the sister cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez make up the second largest binational urban center on the U.S.-Mexico border. Here, the border is far more than a line on a map.
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What Really Happened on Easter Island?
The story we’ve all been told about the demise of Easter Island’s culture is flat-out wrong. Here’s why.