Can the Hunt for Skeletons Help Heal a Nation’s Wounds?
Anthropologists in Cyprus are quietly working to unite the intensely divided island country—by finding and identifying human remains.
Can the Hunt for Skeletons Help Heal a Nation’s Wounds?
Identity
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The Untold Story of Japan’s First People
In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears.
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Rethinking Beauty and Race at Dominican-American Hair Salons
Since the colonial era, straight hair has been an exclusive symbol of beauty in Dominican culture. That's beginning to change.
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How Did Humans Get So Good at Politics?
We often make friends today who turn into foes tomorrow. It’s all part of the way we’ve evolved as cooperative and competitive animals.
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Combatting Stereotypes About Appalachian Dialects
Far from being "the rude language of the mountains," the diversity of Appalachian dialects reveals a complex history of cultural change.
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Wisdom Without a Country
An encounter with a famous sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși raises questions about family, nationalism, and belonging; the role and refuge of art; and whether a country can ever recover from authoritarianism.