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What Migrants Leave Behind

Piles of backpacks, empty water jugs, and even high heels left scattered on migrant trails leave visible markers of the desperation and endurance of those who traveled there.
$Chinese oracle bones - These “oracle bone” fragments, some of which show an ancient Chinese script, are housed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The pieces here are just a tiny fraction of the many thousands discovered thus far at a single site in China.$
The Chinese History That Is Written in Bone

The bones of 3,000-year-old sacrificial victims in China are revealing unexpected new twists.
Inside a Moroccan Marijuana Farm

An unwitting traveler finds himself on a tour of one of North Africa’s largest underground attractions.
Camaraderie in the Face of Greek Austerity

Networks of volunteers are responding to the needs of citizens, migrants, and refugees in Greece. But can they fill the gaps in a failing welfare state?
The Uninvited Invitados

A couple of young gringo anthropologists adjust to village life in Oaxaca, Mexico. They start with a wedding—and the food.
The Birth of the “Neanderthals”

Library archives reveal the Gibraltar skull’s role in the discovery of our sister species.

What Migrants Leave Behind