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.
Two anthropologists look back on one of the year’s most binged animated shows on Netflix—the supernatural Filipino crime thriller Trese—and what it missed about the stories of Indigenous peoples.
Five Ways Native American Communities Honor TurkeysSome Indigenous peoples in the U.S. Southwest have a long relationship with turkeys, which they use for their feathers, eggs, meat, and more.
What Industrial Societies Get Wrong About ChildhoodThe industrial world’s practice of placing children in classes of similar ages with an adult teacher is not the only way to learn—and it might not be the most effective.
Repatriation Has Transformed, Not Ended, ResearchA myth persists that when museums and other institutions return ancestral remains to Indigenous communities, it is in opposition to research—that needs to change.
Mourning Kin After the End of CannibalismA Brazilian anthropologist reflects on the death of her adopted father, an Indigenous Wari’ man from Amazonia, and what he taught her about mortuary cannibalism and other rituals of grieving.
Five Breakthrough Signs of Early Peoples in the AmericasMore and more archaeological finds reveal a complex picture of how and when people first arrived in North America.
We All Live on PermafrostThawing permafrost isn’t just a problem facing the Arctic. An anthropologist who works with Indigenous communities in Siberia argues that the way to turn around climate catastrophe is by engaging all knowledge systems.
Ancient Art Deep in the Southeastern United StatesAn archaeologist examines the history and diversity of art found in the dark zones of caves across the Southeastern U.S.
Land Acknowledgments Are Not Enough