For Haitian nationals who are being deported from the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustices and health inequities run deep, to tragic effect.
Hush-Hush, a Pale-Horse Cometh: Mirabilis ManducatAn anthropologist traces a lineage of plague, silence, anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and cities.
Can Archaeology Dogs Smell Ancient Time?Researchers show that with proper training, dogs can help scholars discover human and animal remains from bygone centuries.
What Pandemics Leave BehindIn Venice, archaeologists have uncovered the dawn of the modern quarantine—and one of our favorite modern myths.
Police Violence and the PandemicAn interview with anthropologist Laurence Ralph, who wrote The Torture Letters, reveals how legacies of anti-black racism connect to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Elders Make Us HumanAn anthropologist responds to the suggestion that older people sacrifice themselves for the sake of the economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is Celebrity Attention Helping or Hurting Amazonian Peoples?As stars around the world petition Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect Indigenous peoples from the COVID-19 pandemic, anthropologists debate whether the call for action reproduces longstanding racist claims.
Venice’s Black Death and the Dawn of QuarantineArchaeological research is unearthing Venice’s quarantine history to illuminate how the Italian city created a vast public health response 700 years ago and helped lay the modern foundation for coping with pandemics.
Animal Grief Shows We Aren’t Meant to Die AloneThe coronavirus pandemic is robbing some people of a chance to come together to mourn: a practice deeply embedded in many animal species.
Coronavirus and Coping With DeathAnthropologists often study people who have died. Can the field provide context and comfort during a pandemic?