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.
An anthropologist—and identical twin—grapples with different cultural understandings of twinship.
What Did the Stone Age Sound Like?A team of archaeologists is working to uncover whether ancient objects in South Africa were once used as sound tools to make noise or music.
“For the Welfare of the Whole People”: Heritage Stewardship in Indigenous and Black CommunitiesThis webinar panel explores how Indigenous and Black activists, scholars, and community organizers serve as leaders in the preservation of their own heritage.
Black and Indigenous Storytelling as Counter-HistoryThis webinar panel explores how for BIPOC heritage professionals and community members, storytelling taps into historically marginalized ways of knowing.
A Journey of Interspecies SurprisesArchaeologists have uncovered the longest known trackway of ancient human fossil footprints, offering evidence of interactions between an adult and a child, and the presence of megafauna.
The Green Woods of ResilienceAn anthropologist unwinds the complex threads of forest conservation, revealing how Rwanda’s Gishwati Forest has emerged as a place of hope after decades of turmoil.
Saving Ifugao Weaving in the PhilippinesA system of heritage ownership by the Ifugao people has helped revive Indigenous traditions and even fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indigenous Cultures Have Archaeology TooIn Papua New Guinea, Indigenous peoples have been interpreting their ancestral landscapes for generations.
Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse”Controversial new archaeological research casts doubt on a classic theory of this famous island’s societal collapse.
How to Resurrect Dying LanguagesCommunity activists are using creative methods to revive endangered languages and reawaken dormant ones.
