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From the archive. After alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping track of collections—and the legal limitations on returning cultural material to source communities. sapiens.org/archaeology/br…

From the archive. “Museums with colonial-era collections have always known about the brutal parts of their biographies. But, through acts of purification via historical distance, they have chosen to ignore them.” sapiens.org/culture/patrim…

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From the archive. “Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) fossils were first discovered in Western Europe in the mid-19th century. That was just the first in a long line of surprises thrown up by our closest evolutionary cousin.” sapiens.org/archaeology/ne…

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From the archive. "The genre of Batuan contemporary painting that emerged in the early 20th century depicted Balinese culture for an international audience. Yet it remained deeply rooted in local life and personal expression." sapiens.org/culture/mead-b…

SAPIENS' 2022 poet-in-resident, Jason Vasser-Elong, has a new poem published in Anthropology News! anthropology-news.org/articles/white…

“There’s an incredible potential to add to our understanding of early hunter-gatherer anthropology.” Read more: sapiens.org/archaeology/ar…

From the archive. At birth, human infants have the highest percentage of body fat of any species. Here’s why. sapiens.org/biology/baby-f…

🎙️ This week on the SAPIENS podcast: Why is investing in and accumulating gold perceived as prestigious, but extracting it is seen as greedy? 🎧 Listen now: sapiens.org/culture/purifi…

From the archive. How did technologies invented during the Stone age change the course of humanity? Check out this article! sapiens.org/archaeology/st…

“Why is it so difficult to acknowledge and address the intertwining of our lives with others elsewhere?” Read more: sapiens.org/culture/someth…

From the archive. “In the fall of 1992, a construction crew made an unusual discovery during a freeway expansion in a coastal area of San Diego County." sapiens.org/archaeology/ma…

From the archive. An Ethiopian-born biological anthropologist and father dissects the “myth of race” and reflects on his own deepening understanding of racism in the U.S. sapiens.org/biology/colorb…

🎙️ This week on the SAPIENS podcast: As the influx of processed foods threatens traditional diets in rural Mexico, an intergenerational community is forming to keep people healthy. 🎧 Listen now: sapiens.org/culture/milpa-…

From the archive. "The Folsom spear point, which was excavated in 1927 near the small town of Folsom, New Mexico, is one of the most famous artifacts in North American archaeology, and for good reason..." sapiens.org/archaeology/fo…

“The dichotomy between ‘the original’ and ‘the copy’ is culturally specific.” Read more: sapiens.org/archaeology/mu…