ABSTRACT Anthropological methods and theory have historically marginalized hometown research while they have privileged the study of the “Other.” This essay discusses the prevalent challenges and misconceptions surrounding research conducted in one's hometown, while advancing its legitimacy as an anthropological field site.
Dada Docot
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Ancient genomes from eastern Kazakhstan reveal dynamic genetic legacy of Inner Eurasian hunter-gatherers. [PDF]
Gill H +19 more
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Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how settler colonization and gendered violence against Indigenous women are remembered and recorded in two archival registers: 18th‐century records from the Massachusetts Archives Collection (MAC) and a 21st‐century corpus of posts using the hashtag MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) on X (formerly Twitter)
Lindsay Martel Montgomery +2 more
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Paleo-proteomic analysis of Iron Age dental calculus provides direct evidence of Scythian reliance on ruminant dairy. [PDF]
Pecnik J +12 more
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ARCHEOLOGY: Contributions to Mesa Verde Archaeology: I; Site 499, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Robert H. Lister. With a Chapter on Pottery by Florence C. Lister. (University of Colorado Studies; Series in Anthropology No. 9.) [PDF]
Arthur H. Rohn
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Earliest evidence for intentional cremation of human remains in Africa. [PDF]
Cerezo-Román JI +14 more
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B. I. Marshak. « Silver Rhyton from the Khantian Sanctuary ». Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia, 3 (7), (2001), pp. 133-141. [PDF]
Étienne de La Vaissière
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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