anthropology

Fragment of the upper arm bone called the humerus - belonging to a diminutive extinct human species called Homo floresiensis

Fossils suggest ancestors of Indonesian ‘hobbits’ were even shorter

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Indigenous groups in the American West lived alongside horses by the early 1600s, study finds

The timing is significant because it matches up with the oral histories of many Indigenous groups that they had horses of Spanish descent before the Europeans physically arrived in their homelands, perhaps through trading networks.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

University of California, Berkeley repatriates cultural artifacts to Indigenous tribe

The studying and exhibiting of human remains and sacred objects taken from Native American graves and sites have been a source of bitter relations between many cultural institutions and Indigenous tribes. After facing criticism, the University of California, Berkeley is…

By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson

Analysis: How well-meaning land acknowledgements can erase Indigenous people and sanitize history

Land acknowledgments state that activities are taking place on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. They’re becoming popular – but may harm more than they heal, say three anthropologists.

By Elisa J. Sobo, Michael Lambert, Valerie Lambert, The Conversation

A Khoisan woman in Namibia on August 22, 2010 are an ethnic group of southwest Africa. They live in the Kalahari Desert across the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa. Most live in Botswana. They have a foraging lifestyle based on the hunting of wild animals (usually with bows and poison arrows and spears) and the gathering of veld food. Their lifestyle is particularly adapted to the hard conditions of the Kalahari Desert. Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Cradle of modern human life found in Botswana…maybe

The motherland of all motherlands has been genetically pinpointed in northern Botswana, but is it truly the source of modern humans?…

By Nsikan Akpan

Why you should embrace your foot calluses

By Vicky Stein

Unlike modern cushioned shoes, calluses both protect your feet and allow you to feel the ground you walk on.

Did scientists discover a new species of human in a Philippines cave?

By Darren Curnoe, The Conversation

The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines will cause a lot of head-shaking among anthropologists and archaeologists.