
Digging up the Dead
An archaeological field school experience shines a light on the grave concerns people have about the treatment of human remains.
An archaeological field school experience shines a light on the grave concerns people have about the treatment of human remains.
An anthropological study in the Samoan Islands explores the cultural purpose and biological effects of tatau.
Hijras are striving to overcome a century of discrimination and reclaim their holy status in society—through a mix of faith rituals and Facebook.
An important Sufi ritual brings participants together in a shared experience of trance and movement that actually synchronizes their heartbeats.
In an Indigenous community in Peru, a girl’s first menstruation is accompanied by a “boot camp” during which she’s trained in how to be a woman—but that tradition is ebbing away.