An 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.
Stop Calling the Aleutians PristineIndigenous peoples who lived in the Aleutian Islands for thousands of years didn’t trash the environment—that doesn’t mean their presence should be dismissed.
Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by a ThreadA remarkable ancient technology and tradition of creating suspension bridges to unite communities in the Andes is sadly fading into history.
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.
When the Guinea Pig Goes GourmetIn recent years, the guinea pig has gone from a humble and ceremonial food eaten in the Andes to a delicacy among urbanites. What’s behind this change in tastes?
Chasing the Myths of Mexico’s “Superrunners”The Rarámuri people’s ancient traditions of footracing have captured global attention. New research by a biological anthropologist and his colleagues debunks stereotypes and contextualizes the community’s famous races.
Discovering Africa’s Oldest BurialA team of archaeologists are busy learning about human evolution, symbolism, and ritual from the remains of a child laid to rest in a Kenyan cave during the Middle Stone Age—the oldest-known human burial on the African continent to date.
How Early Humans Shaped the World With FireAn archaeological project in Malawi shows how nearly 100,000 years ago, humans used fire to create wide-scale, permanent transformations of the natural environment. It’s time to abandon the idea of “pristine nature.”
Horizon No Less CurvedA poet-anthropologist grafts her story to that of Toutswemogala Hill, an archaeological site in Botswana from Early Iron Age pastoralists who lived in the region from the 600s through the 1800s.