As Seas Rise, Ancient Footprints Are Revealed
Coastlines around the world boast hints of ancient humans who gathered and traveled along the edges of the world, where land meets sea.
As Seas Rise, Ancient Footprints Are Revealed
Crossroads
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The Trauma of Helping Asylum-Seekers
U.S. asylum policies inflict deep pain, not only on those facing deportation but also on those who do the legal aid work to help them stay.
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What the Archaeology of Night Reveals
Studying ancient peoples' nocturnal lives shows us why we should begin working to reclaim the darkness.
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Is the United Nations Broken?
Anthropologists turned the U.N. into a field site. Their studies highlight the U.N.'s fragility, but we shouldn't give up on the organization just yet.
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Life and Death After the Steel Mills
In her study of a community devastated by industry's flight, anthropologist Christine Walley raises questions about how to create and support meaningful work in a postindustrial world.
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How Vulnerable Are We to Collapse?
Archaeologists are plumbing the human experience to find out how various societies have responded to existential challenges to their survival.