Anthropology
How Scavenging Made Us Human
Our early ancestors were more like vultures than we might like to think
How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place
The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them
These Aren’t Your Pharoah’s Mummies
Other cultures across Asia were preserving their dead for millennia before the Egyptians
Long Lives Helped Early Humans Thrive
Michael Gurven on the 3 greatest revelations he had while writing <i>Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer</i>
Marking Time in a Changing World
Climate change is throwing traditional calendars into disarray
How Indigenous Knowledge Could Save Fishing
We need both modern data and the wisdom of the First Nations to preserve aquatic ecosystems
This Mummy’s Tattoos Are Better Than Yours
Lasers reveal hidden details of ancient body ink
How Big Is Your Family?
Living with a Papua New Guinea tribe in the ’80s presented this anthropologist with a question for today.
An Archaeological Reckoning
Jennifer Raff is on a mission to rewrite the history of human origins in the Americas.
Excavating a Language at the End of the World
How an old dictionary is revealing new perspectives on an Indigenous culture.
The Lion Who Would Save the World
An anthropologist shows how bonding with another species could help humans come together.
