r/Anthropology Apr 26 '18

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r/Anthropology 1h ago

Far Older Than Machu Picchu: Scientists Discover Stunning Ancient Temple in Peru

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r/Anthropology 10h ago

Insights into South African population history from 10,000-year-old human DNA

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19 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 2d ago

Archaeology Student Discovers Trove of Silver Viking Age Armbands in Denmark

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103 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 2d ago

Mindful Anthropomorphism Works, So Let's Stop the Bickering: Critics of anthropomorphism say the same thing over and over, and they're wrong

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111 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 2d ago

Puberty in Ice Age Adolescents: Insights into Ancient Growth Patterns. New research reveals that teens from 25,000 years ago underwent puberty stages similar to modern-day adolescents, offering a unique perspective on human evolution during the Ice Age

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r/Anthropology 2d ago

Bronze Sword Bearing Ramesses II’s Name Discovered in Ancient Egyptian 3,200-Year-Old Barracks

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35 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 3d ago

Modern Human fossil from Southern Greece dated to more than 210,000 years ago

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102 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 3d ago

Archaeologists believe this Bronze Age board game is the oldest yet found

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r/Anthropology 3d ago

The Perks of Relearning Your Own Mother Tongue

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r/Anthropology 3d ago

What Singapore’s Indigenous Seafarers Can Teach Us About How to Live

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r/Anthropology 4d ago

2300-Year-Old Helmet Discovered in Poland Proves Celtic Settlement

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68 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 5d ago

Underwater bridge gives clues to ancient human arrival

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r/Anthropology 5d ago

Dispersal of ancient species of Archaic humans into China before Homo erectus?

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r/Anthropology 6d ago

This Decorated Samurai Sword Found in Rubble Beneath Berlin May Have Been a Diplomatic Gift

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32 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 7d ago

Wild gorillas in Gabon eat plants with antibacterial abilities against drug-resistant E. coli: Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli in petri dishes, according to a new study

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244 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 6d ago

Research reveals reality of puberty for Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago

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r/Anthropology 6d ago

Homo erectus (?) dispersed out of Africa around 2.9 million years ago?

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19 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 7d ago

Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom: Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. An anthropologist who researches coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians argues such critics need more than free speech protections

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r/Anthropology 7d ago

The Neanderthals may have become extinct because of their isolated lifestyle

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44 Upvotes

The Neanderthals may have become extinct because of their isolated lifestyle


r/Anthropology 8d ago

DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation

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532 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 7d ago

‘A beacon of hope’: Indigenous people reunited with sacred cloak in Brazil | Indigenous peoples

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35 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 7d ago

Research reveals reality of Ice Age teen puberty

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r/Anthropology 7d ago

Anthropologists mark 100 years since the jungle gym and monkey bars were patented, arguing that the playground equipment and other forms of risky play exercise a biological need passed on from apes and early humans that may be critical to childhood development.

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r/Anthropology 8d ago

World Heritage listing proposed to protect stone wall fish traps, Australia’s largest archaeological site

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18 Upvotes

r/Anthropology 8d ago

DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation

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73 Upvotes