Gold Glimmers in the Amazon – The Anthropology Newspaper

For centuries, explorers have searched the Amazon for treasures. Today, gold lures thousands who dream of finding their own fortunes, or at least a better life.
Michael Klingler

Early in …

How Long Have We Been in the Anthropocene?

For millennia, humans have been altering the Earth—for example, through agricultural adaptations such as these rice terraces near Pokhara, Nepal. Erle C. Ellis This article was originally…

Post date 27th September 2019
Post author By Ben Marwick, Erle C. Ellis, Lucas Stephens, and Nicole Boivin

Notes from the Field: Learning with Indigenous Midwives in Chiapas, Mexico

Mounia during the Day of the Dead fiestaNovember 2014 Today’s post is a guest article from anthropologist Mounia El Kotni. Mounia’s “Notes from the Field” appeared in the…

Post date 15th April 2015
Post author By Emily

What Day is It? Depends on whose Calendar You Consult

Just when you think you know what day it is, along comes this research on the ancient Mayan calendar. By fifth grade, most schoolchildren know that a week…

Post date 25th April 2023
Post author By Alma Gottlieb

How Heavy Metal Fuels Indigenous Revival in Patagonia

An anthropologist plunges into the world of Patagonian heavy metal music in Argentina to explore how the genre relates to language and cultural revitalization. ✽ I FIRST HEARD…

Post date 11th March 2025
Post author By Erin Wheeler Streusand

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