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10,000-Year-Old Smoke-Based Mummification Found in Southeast Asia
A study published in PNAS reveals evidence of smoke-based mummification practices dating back at least 10,000 years in Southeast Asia, predating previously known techniques in Chile and Egypt, showcasing a unique cultural tradition.
10,000-Year-Old Smoke-Based Mummification Found in Southeast Asia
A study published in PNAS reveals evidence of smoke-based mummification practices dating back at least 10,000 years in Southeast Asia, predating previously known techniques in Chile and Egypt, showcasing a unique cultural tradition.
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20% Bias Score
Lucy Fossil Exhibition Opens in Prague
Lucy, a 3.18-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, is on display in Prague, Czech Republic, from August 25th to October 24th, 2024, alongside the nearly complete skeleton of Selam, a younger Australopithecus. This is only Lucy's second time leaving Ethiopia.
Lucy Fossil Exhibition Opens in Prague
Lucy, a 3.18-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, is on display in Prague, Czech Republic, from August 25th to October 24th, 2024, alongside the nearly complete skeleton of Selam, a younger Australopithecus. This is only Lucy's second time leaving Ethiopia.
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28% Bias Score
Tlaxcalan Agency in the Conquest of Mexico
The Indigenous Tlaxcalans, oppressed under Aztec rule, strategically allied with Hernán Cortés in 1519, providing crucial military and logistical support that significantly aided the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan, challenging the long-held narrative of their role as simple traitors.
Tlaxcalan Agency in the Conquest of Mexico
The Indigenous Tlaxcalans, oppressed under Aztec rule, strategically allied with Hernán Cortés in 1519, providing crucial military and logistical support that significantly aided the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan, challenging the long-held narrative of their role as simple traitors.
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40% Bias Score
Delhi Anthropologist's Vast Collection Preserves Bygone Era
Aditya Vij, a 51-year-old anthropologist in New Delhi, has amassed a collection of over 22,000 matchboxes, vintage cameras, radios, and other historical artifacts spanning centuries, aiming to preserve them for future generations and educate them on past innovations.
Delhi Anthropologist's Vast Collection Preserves Bygone Era
Aditya Vij, a 51-year-old anthropologist in New Delhi, has amassed a collection of over 22,000 matchboxes, vintage cameras, radios, and other historical artifacts spanning centuries, aiming to preserve them for future generations and educate them on past innovations.
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36% Bias Score
Anthropology's Critical Role in Navigating Ecological Crises
Anthropology's critical perspective, contrasting with sociology and history, unveils diverse ways of life, particularly crucial during ecological crises caused by capitalist devastation; re-evaluating social science concepts is essential for imagining alternative cosmopolitics.
Anthropology's Critical Role in Navigating Ecological Crises
Anthropology's critical perspective, contrasting with sociology and history, unveils diverse ways of life, particularly crucial during ecological crises caused by capitalist devastation; re-evaluating social science concepts is essential for imagining alternative cosmopolitics.
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20% Bias Score
Increased Paternal Involvement in Childcare: A Biological and Societal Shift
El padre en escena" argues that increased paternal involvement in childcare, supported by biological and hormonal changes in fathers, represents a shift away from patriarchal models, with data showing a rise in paternity leave and fathers' contributions to childcare.
Increased Paternal Involvement in Childcare: A Biological and Societal Shift
El padre en escena" argues that increased paternal involvement in childcare, supported by biological and hormonal changes in fathers, represents a shift away from patriarchal models, with data showing a rise in paternity leave and fathers' contributions to childcare.
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40% Bias Score
US Cold War Anthropology: Studying a Dutch Village to Influence Indonesian Politics
In 1951, two American anthropologists funded by the Fulbright program conducted extensive fieldwork in the isolated Dutch village of Anderen, aiming to understand Dutch cultural traits believed to influence Indonesian politics as part of the US Cold War strategy to contain communism.
US Cold War Anthropology: Studying a Dutch Village to Influence Indonesian Politics
In 1951, two American anthropologists funded by the Fulbright program conducted extensive fieldwork in the isolated Dutch village of Anderen, aiming to understand Dutch cultural traits believed to influence Indonesian politics as part of the US Cold War strategy to contain communism.
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48% Bias Score
Excess and Power in the History of Celebration
Carmen Morán's "La belleza de las fiestas" examines the history of celebration, tracing common threads from Roman banquets to Andy Warhol's Factory parties, revealing how excess and displays of power are central to the ritual.
Excess and Power in the History of Celebration
Carmen Morán's "La belleza de las fiestas" examines the history of celebration, tracing common threads from Roman banquets to Andy Warhol's Factory parties, revealing how excess and displays of power are central to the ritual.
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24% Bias Score
INAH Head Replaced Amidst Budget and Security Controversies
Diego Prieto stepped down as head of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) after almost a decade, replaced by Joel Vázquez; this follows controversies over budget issues, museum security, and damage to archaeological sites during the Maya Train construction.
INAH Head Replaced Amidst Budget and Security Controversies
Diego Prieto stepped down as head of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) after almost a decade, replaced by Joel Vázquez; this follows controversies over budget issues, museum security, and damage to archaeological sites during the Maya Train construction.
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56% Bias Score
Repatriation of Mayan Frieze to Mexico
A Mayan limestone frieze from the Classic period (600-900 AD), currently in Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, is being returned to Mexico after its former private owners, the Sullivan family, initiated the repatriation process through the NMMA and INAH, following its display at the Brooklyn ...
Repatriation of Mayan Frieze to Mexico
A Mayan limestone frieze from the Classic period (600-900 AD), currently in Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, is being returned to Mexico after its former private owners, the Sullivan family, initiated the repatriation process through the NMMA and INAH, following its display at the Brooklyn ...
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36% Bias Score
Kissing: A Non-Universal Cultural Practice
A Sapiens magazine study reveals that kissing is not a universal human behavior, with less than half of 150 cultures studied engaging in it; prevalence correlates with social class stratification, suggesting complex evolutionary and social factors. Alternative theories propose origins in insect remo...
Kissing: A Non-Universal Cultural Practice
A Sapiens magazine study reveals that kissing is not a universal human behavior, with less than half of 150 cultures studied engaging in it; prevalence correlates with social class stratification, suggesting complex evolutionary and social factors. Alternative theories propose origins in insect remo...
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24% Bias Score
Indian Anthropologist Defies Racist Theories in 1920s Germany
Iravati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, challenged her German advisor's racist theories on cranial asymmetry and racial superiority during her doctoral studies in 1927 Berlin, using a meticulous study of 149 skulls to disprove his hypothesis and defying prevailing racial biases.
Indian Anthropologist Defies Racist Theories in 1920s Germany
Iravati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, challenged her German advisor's racist theories on cranial asymmetry and racial superiority during her doctoral studies in 1927 Berlin, using a meticulous study of 149 skulls to disprove his hypothesis and defying prevailing racial biases.
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20% Bias Score
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