As moose populations multiply in the Southern Rocky Mountains, decision-makers are questioning whether the animals are endemic or invaders. Archaeology…
Tackling the Impossibility—and Necessity—of Counting the World’s LanguagesA language scientist delves into historic and current efforts to catalog the planet’s 7,000-plus languages, uncovering colorful tales and Herculean…
Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal LineageRemains in France found by archaeologists and geneticists suggest at least two lineages—not just one—of late Neanderthals in Europe. This…
The Distant Origins of a Stonehenge StoneAfter two decades of research, scholars find that Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came from northeast Scotland. This article was originally…
Digging Into an Ancient Apocalypse Controversy From a Hopi PerspectiveWhen producers for a popular Netflix series sought a permit to film on public lands in the U.S. Southwest, many…
Can Embracing Copies Help With Museum Restitution Cases?Many museums are wrestling with returning looted or unethically obtained ancient objects. An archaeologist considers how a shift in public…
On the Tracks to Translating Indigenous KnowledgeA team of researchers will journey by railway to Lac Seul First Nation in Canada to better understand alternative ways…
Buried in the Shadows, Ireland’s Unconsecrated DeadA visual anthropologist reflects on the history of cillíní, unmarked and mostly hidden burial sites in Ireland where loved ones…
Nameless WomanArchives often render marginalized people’s histories invisible. In response to such erasure, a poet writes a letter to explore the…
A Palestinian Family’s History—Told Through Olive TreesA new book chronicles a Palestinian family’s life and connections to their land over decades under Israeli occupation in the…
