Digging Up Woodstock
An archaeological investigation of the famous festival site unearthed evidence hidden in the haze of memory.
Field Notes
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How Hearts Align in a Muslim Ritual
An important Sufi ritual brings participants together in a shared experience of trance and movement that actually synchronizes their heartbeats.
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How Geocachers Navigate Fear in the Urban Woods
An anthropologist’s study of a mobile digital game highlights the stereotypes that dictate who is seen as sexually threatening or vulnerable in urban spaces.
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Japan’s Wartime Past Looms Large Over Militarization Efforts
A community's memories are shaping its resistance to the Japanese government's plan to build a new defensive missile system.
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America’s Postindustrial Futures
The current administration’s controversial “America First” trade policies have tapped into a pervasive feeling of abandonment across the postindustrial United States. But not all former factory workers are interested in reviving American industry.
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For Chimps, Human Touch Can Hurt
An anthropologist spent two years studying care at chimpanzee sanctuaries in Cameroon. She left with a deeper appreciation of how human contact, though necessary to rehabilitate and heal rescued wildlife, can also leave lasting scars.