While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
An Indigenous anthropologist-poet visits Woody Island in Alaska, formerly the site of the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage in the early 20th-century, where her great-grandfather lived before being sent to the Carlisle Indian School.
MatrilinesAn Indigenous anthropologist-poet searches for ancestors while acknowledging the need to adapt.
Matryoshka SongAn Indigenous anthropologist-poet speaks to the Russian colonization of Alaska from 1784–1867 and how stereotypes and histories shape the lives of Indigenous women.
Dressing FishThe Sugpiaq people in south-central Alaska have faced Russian colonialism, American assimilation policies, and Native American boarding school violence. A descendant and anthropologist-poet claims a radical presence in looking to the past and the future.
Archaeologists Should Be Activists TooMore and more archaeologists are working to uncover the voices of groups that were marginalized in the past.
The Evolution of ThrowingHomo sapiens has a throwing arm that sets our species apart from all others—now athletes are helping anthropologists understand this prowess.
Tiny Snails Help Solve a Giant MysteryArchaeologists may finally know the age and true identity of the “Rude Man,” also known as the Cerne Abbas Giant, one of dozens of geoglyphs etched into the British countryside.
Who Is the Nesher Ramla Homo?An international team of archaeologists has uncovered ancient remains that add new dimensions to the story of human evolution.
EthiopiaA poet-anthropologist from Nigeria recollects the symbolic power of Ethiopia in the time before his country’s independence from Britain in 1960.
The Macabre and Magical Human-Canine StoryZooarchaeologists and geneticists are exploring how wolves and domestic dogs have been humanity’s predator, prey, and partner.
