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Hewett, E. L. (n.d.). Edgar L. Hewett points in the distance while giving an archaeological tour of the southwest (PAAC.056.0047a) [Photographs, photographic prints]. New Mexico History Museum. …
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Registration Now Open for 2026 Virtual Speaker Series, Curated by the School for Advanced Research and the Gilcrease Museum Santa Fe, N.M. — [December 17, 2025] — The…
Sherry Fukuzawa, Associate Professor Teaching Stream, University of Toronto Mississauga In my fourth year undergraduate seminar course “Rethinking Anthropology from a Community Perspective” student…
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The School for Advanced Research Honors Authors David Wengrow and the Late David Graeber Santa Fe, NM (November 21, 2025) — The School for Advanced Research (SAR) announces…
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This blog post is part of the Seminar Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience, April 10, 2025, funded by the WARFUN project. I love the Norse mythology. I really do,…
Courtney Manthey, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA; The University of Montana, USA Christopher Lynn, The University of Alabama, USA Fieldwork is often described as anthropology’s ri…
The Getty Foundation partners with people and organizations in Los Angeles and around the world by awarding grants that support art historical scholarship, conserve art and architecture, increase…