New analyses from Iron Age burials reveal that women remained in their natal communities and provided the key to kinship.…
Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in KenyaOn Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations…
The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in IndonesiaA paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of Homo erectus remains, but uncovers how environmental devastation has erased…
Poets Resist, Refuse, and Find a Way ThroughIn a themed collection, poets trace contours of power to critique colonialism, environmental destruction, and social violence while transforming the…
Unwrapping Operation Christmas DropAn anthropologist takes a critical eye to a long-running holiday tradition: a U.S. military mission that drops toys and supplies…
It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”A team of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is pushing toward a deeper understanding of history that amplifies Indigenous and…
An Imagined Monograph for NongqawuseA 19th-century prophetess reportedly bore a serious message from the ancestors to her Xhosa people amid British colonial assault. The…
How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?New archaeological research reveals insights into the first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands more…
Her DirgeA poet-historian reflects on women’s labor carrying memories and the past. ✽ memory is a washerwoman who knows that when…
Do Moose “Belong” in Colorado?As moose populations multiply in the Southern Rocky Mountains, decision-makers are questioning whether the animals are endemic or invaders. Archaeology…