Egyptology Has a Problem: Patriarchy
An Egyptologist reflects on the angry responses she’s received to her recent book, The Good Kings, and what they reveal about male power and minority rule.
Power
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What Egyptian Pharaohs Can Tell Us About Modern Tyrants
A new book connects the dots between ancient Egyptian kings’ power plays, patriarchy, and the current rise of authoritarianism around the world.
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The Hard Labor That Fuels the Hair Trade
Anthropologists are studying the global supply of human hair—a billion dollar industry for wigs, weaves, toupees, and more—that relies on hair pickers who gather discarded strands from streets and drains to make ends meet.
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5 Questions About the History of Humanity
In this upcoming free live event, archaeologist and author David Wengrow will discuss his New York Times bestselling book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (co-authored with the late anthropologist David Graeber).
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Repatriation Has Transformed, Not Ended, Research
A myth persists that when museums and other institutions return ancestral remains to Indigenous communities, it is in opposition to research—that needs to change.
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The Voice of Diaspora
A poet-archaeologist of the African diaspora encourages seeing the multiple meanings of identities and being open to interpretation.