What the Discovery of Denisovan Remains in Laos Means
The new excavation of a fossil tooth places an enigmatic group of ancient humans in Southeast Asia 164,000 years ago.
Migration
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The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis’ Double Standard
The warm welcome Ukrainian refugees have received from neighboring European countries contrasts sharply with the punitive treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers from the Middle East and Africa.
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Revealing an Ice Age Route for Indigenous Peoples
Hiking through swamps, cutting across thick bush, and canoeing across open waters, archaeologists have identified a corridor through Vancouver Island where Indigenous peoples may have sojourned 18,500 years ago.
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A Genetic Chronicle of the First Peoples in the Americas
In a new book, an anthropological geneticist writes a 36,000-year history of how and why ancient peoples migrated into North and South America and made the continents their home.
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How Filipino Sailors—and Coconuts—Helped Create Mexico’s National Drink
Most people see tequila and mezcal as quintessentially Mexican spirits—but recent research has uncovered their unlikely connection with the Philippines.
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When Anthropology Meets the Graphic Novel in Thailand
An anthropologist, comic artist, and translator collaborated to bring the complexities of one human story to life in the English translation of The King of Bangkok.