The Race to Recover South America’s Ancient Past
In the face of development pressure and climate change, researchers are toiling to find and preserve ancient sites in Peru that hold clues to how people first traversed a continent.
The Race to Recover South America’s Ancient Past
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Why Aid Remains Out of Reach for Some Rohingya Refugees
Even with the right to health care secured, medical assistance is elusive for urban refugees in India.
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How Fracking’s Appetite for Sand Is Devouring Rural Communities
Small towns in western Wisconsin are being divided by a little-known mining boom. An anthropologist who lives in the region set out to understand why.
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The Death of a Hungry God
The electrocution of a wild elephant in a village in northeast India illustrates how these formidable beings are experienced as both animal and deity.
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Anthropology’s Top Findings of 2017
For the field that studies everything human, the past year has been one of great upheaval and radical revelations.
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When It’s Not Safe to Sleep
The sleep patterns of the homeless reveal the vulnerabilities of street life.