An anthropologist explores the resurgence of “new Animism”—interest in spiritual practices that recognize the interrelationships among animals, places, plants, and…
What Is Linguistic Anthropology?Linguistic anthropologists study language in context, revealing how people’s ways of communicating and expressing themselves interact with human culture, history,…
The Family Lives of the Last NeanderthalsTwo anthropologists explain a novel genetic analysis of ancient DNA and artifacts that suggests Neanderthals in Siberia lived in close-knit…
Purple in CyclesA poet-anthropologist speaks to the labyrinthine experiences of domestic violence—the entrapment, the hope for freedom. ✽ During the final week…
Unsung Native Collaborators in AnthropologyAnthropologists such as Franz Boas and Margaret Mead could not have achieved success without their local assistants’ insider knowledge and…
What Is Cultural Anthropology?Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the dizzyingly diverse ways people live today, including how they think, act, create, struggle, make…
Excavating My Dad’s LifeAn archaeologist navigates her dad’s passing by using the methods of her discipline to preserve his office and gain insight…
How Deaf and Hearing Friends Co-Navigate the WorldFor deaf people in the U.S., accessibility has become synonymous with provisioning professional sign language interpreters. But in everyday life,…
Difficult Truths: Confronting Irish Industrial SchoolsAn anthropologist delves into the archives to uncover her family’s early 20th-century experiences with Catholic-run Irish industrial schools—institutions later revealed to be rife with child abuse.
What Ancient Stone “Swiss Army Knives” MeanAn archaeologist explains new evidence from stone tools that shows strong and wide social connections among our ancestors who lived 65,000 years ago in Southern Africa.
