On the Channel Islands, archaeologists draw lessons in sustainability from historic Chumash fishing practices. USING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE…
The Persistence of Fukushima’s FisherfolkIn a new book, an anthropologist with long-term ties to northeastern Japan shares stories of how fishing communities have continued…
On the Quandaries of Aquatic ForensicsA team of scientists, including an anthropologist, explains the challenges and methods for locating, identifying, and retrieving human remains from…
Piecing Together the Puzzle of Oman’s Ancient TowersIn recent years, the Omani government has invested in archaeology and heritage tourism to boost its economy—renewing interest in mysterious…
A Birth and a Death—a Haunting of Igbo LandingA Ghanian American poet-anthropologist crafts her own African diasporic and Indigenous identity through weaving herself into a famous story of…
The Mexican River Defenders Fighting for the San PedroNature-loving volunteers in the Mexican state of Chihuahua gather weekly on the banks of the San Pedro River to collect…
Fishing in the Shadow of OilIn the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, fishing communities have become part of a complex “assemblage” of human and…
Tree Rings Are Evidence of the Megadrought—and Our DoomScientists are using dendroclimatology to investigate megadroughts in the western U.S., and the trees are telling a disturbing tale.
Hard WaterA poet-anthropologist honors World Poetry Day with a piece that imagines alchemizing the suffering and devastation of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Surfing in ColorA poet-anthropologist witnesses people of the African diaspora “riding waves across the surfable globe.”
