Anthropology

Ötzi the iceman's ribcage wasn’t like ours, but it may have helped him survive IFLScience18:15
Humans haven’t changed in 45,000 years. We can now. Scoop22:33
This is why human faces look so different from Neanderthals ZME Science16:23
1.8 Million years ago, two extinct humans had one of the gnarliest deaths in history IFLScience17:26
Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists New Scientist18:13
Neanderthals may have been running a sophisticated ‘Fat factory’ in Germany 125,000 years ago Smithsonian Magazine19:10
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Research shows Neanderthal families enjoyed beach days The Tribune, California17:02

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Alcohol and the rise of complex societies Max Planck Society09:58

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Opinion| Why clan conflicts persist in South Sudan: A social and anthropological perspective Radio Tamazuj23:17 14-Jul-25

Human review – history at its most irresistibly infectious Yahoo! UK & Ireland22:04 14-Jul-25

Neanderthals Turned Cave Lion Bone into a 130,000-Year-Old ‘Swiss Army Knife’ ZME Science19:12 14-Jul-25

Most Entrepreneurs Approach Culture the Wrong Way. Here's What They're Missing. Entrepreneur Magazine18:18 14-Jul-25

Spatial characteristics and construction logic of traditional market under land-water transportation influences Nature.com16:44 14-Jul-25

Laetoli footprints: the relationship between the two individuals Cambridge Core11:05 14-Jul-25

I lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about debt Big Issue04:26 14-Jul-25

Brain Abnormality in Modern Humans Linked to Ancient Neanderthal DNA ScienceAlert03:21 14-Jul-25

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Humans Haven’t Changed In 45,000 Years. We Can Now. Scoop22:33 13-Jul-25

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Scientists reveal exactly what a neanderthal human hybrid would look like MailOnline11:58 13-Jul-25

Neanderthal 'Swiss Army Knife' Discovered in Belgian Cave ScienceAlert13:06 12-Jul-25

‘Sapiens’ Author Yuval Noah Harari on the Promise and Peril of AI To Vima20:46 11-Jul-25

Neanderthals May Have Been Running a Sophisticated ‘Fat Factory’ in Germany 125,000 Years Ago Smithsonian Magazine19:10 11-Jul-25

1.8 Million Years Ago, Two Extinct Humans Had One Of The Gnarliest Deaths In History IFLScience17:26 11-Jul-25

This Is Why Human Faces Look So Different From Neanderthals ZME Science16:23 11-Jul-25

"Human": Powerful New Images Mark The Most Scientifically Accurate “Hyper-Real 3D Models Of Human Species Ever” IFLScience15:13 11-Jul-25

Proamclatoin, Our Restructuring Proclamation Inside Higher Ed10:56 11-Jul-25

Which are 5 college majors with highest unemployment rate in US? VnExpress International10:01 11-Jul-25

Why fossil ribs are a researcher’s nightmare — and how 3D printing saves the day Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature Research09:39 11-Jul-25

Archaeologists Announce Major Neanderthal ‘Fat Factory’ The Tribune, California00:56 11-Jul-25

Ancient Tooth Proteins Rewrite the Rhino Family Tree—Are Dinosaurs Next? Scientific American19:11 10-Jul-25

Greenland sled dog DNA is a window into the Arctic’s archaeological past Science News Online19:05 10-Jul-25

Lemurs Challenge Human Aging Assumptions in Surprising Study Science Blog (Weblog)16:50 10-Jul-25

‘We Don’t Want Contact Because You Are Bad’: Loggers Close In on Uncontacted People in Peruvian Amazon Pulitzer Center16:48 10-Jul-25

Archaeologists Unveil a 3,500-Year-Old City in Peru That Sheds Light on the Caral Culture Smithsonian Magazine13:04 10-Jul-25

How Underwater Archaeology Brings Secrets to the Surface, From Lost Shipwrecks to Submerged… Smithsonian Magazine12:25 10-Jul-25

The Farob necropolis brings Zoroastrian culture back to light AsiaNews.it08:26 10-Jul-25

How Your Job Affects Your Sleep (and Vice Versa) Psychology Today00:32 10-Jul-25

Study Suggests Lemurs Age Differently Than Humans Duke Today21:16 9-Jul-25

Neanderthals made a ‘Swiss Army knife’ from cave lion bone Popular Science20:31 9-Jul-25

AUA Hosts Inaugural ETICA Conference on National Identity in a Time of Crisis MassisPost.com20:06 9-Jul-25

A Massive Underwater Fossil Find Includes Remains From Ancient Human Ancestors Smithsonian Magazine19:21 9-Jul-25

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists New Scientist18:13 9-Jul-25

Secrets of ancient human relative revealed by 2-million-year-old teeth The Independent16:35 9-Jul-25

New clues from 2 million-year-old tooth enamel tell us more about an ancient relative of humans The Conversation (UK)15:03 9-Jul-25

Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power roles TerraDaily.com11:53 9-Jul-25

300,000-Year-Old Tools in China Show Early Humans Dug for Plants Sixth Tone11:38 9-Jul-25

Dramatic Discovery at Tel Aviv University: 15th- Century Holy Books of Tel Aviv University08:03 9-Jul-25

Neanderthals Repurposed Cave Lion Bones Into “Multifunctional Tools” 130,000 Years Ago IFLScience04:15 9-Jul-25

Police investigating after skeletal remains found in river near Dauphin CBC.ca22:37 8-Jul-25

RCMP investigate partial skeletal remains found near Dauphin Winnipeg Sun20:30 8-Jul-25

'Hopefully, they find as many of the missing children as possible' Irish Examiner17:35 8-Jul-25

Examining How Open Research Affects Vulnerable Participants Social Science Space16:56 8-Jul-25

Fat factory helped Neanderthals survive 125,000 years ago Mind Matters16:05 8-Jul-25

My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to Mexico City My Modern Met07:13 8-Jul-25

Inside the prehistoric 'fat factory' CBBC Newsround06:55 8-Jul-25

In the last month

Neanderthals May Have Ran Their Own Fat Factories 125,000 Years Ago Discover Magazine22:07 7-Jul-25

Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child Ars Technica21:08 7-Jul-25

Alpha males are the exception, not the rule, bold new study claims BBC Science Focus20:15 7-Jul-25

Beyond the alpha male Max Planck Society20:07 7-Jul-25

The giant panda was once just a legend The Spectator World19:31 7-Jul-25

Revealed: The most scientifically accurate faces of ancient human species - including one known … MailOnline19:04 7-Jul-25

Oldest wooden tools in East Asia may have come from any of three species Ars Technica17:14 7-Jul-25

A drowned landscape held clues to the lives of ancient human relatives Science News Online16:02 7-Jul-25

Possible Neanderthal and Homo sapiens child: research changes understanding of interspecies contacts of ancient humans UNN.ua14:43 7-Jul-25

Daily briefing: Neanderthals boiled bones in ‘fat factories’ Nature.com12:28 7-Jul-25

'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens New Scientist12:01 7-Jul-25

Artist as anthropologist The Korea Herald09:15 7-Jul-25

COVID-like measures can keep chimps safe from human diseases Digital Journal22:28 6-Jul-25

An Ancient Tomb Held Anonymous Bodies for 2,300 Years. Turns Out They’re Famous Royals. Popular Mechanics18:23 6-Jul-25

Ancient Neanderthal 'Fat Factory' Reveals How Advanced They Really Were ScienceAlert13:10 6-Jul-25

[Time Trowel] Are they still rice terraces? Rappler02:02 6-Jul-25

Neanderthals were not dumb: Ancient health factory, used by prehistoric humans, found in Germany Mint09:58 5-Jul-25

Digital entrepreneurship: Mirage, tech capture, or utopia? University World News09:07 5-Jul-25

Origin and purpose of geographical description Nigerian Guardian05:29 5-Jul-25

Neanderthals extracted animal fat in advanced food prep process 125,000 years ago: report Fox News02:44 5-Jul-25

Ancient burial site uncovered in Coahuila cave offers glimpse into desert cultures ArtDaily21:29 4-Jul-25

Ancient Mexican codices cross the Atlantic for Paris exhibition ArtDaily21:29 4-Jul-25

Mexico City to unveil grand memorial marking 700 years of Tenochtitlan ArtDaily21:29 4-Jul-25

Carville: Political Anthropologists Are Going To Call Trump's Bill A "Mass Extinction Event"… RealClearPolitics (Video)20:36 4-Jul-25

Neanderthals Operated “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago Science Blog (Weblog)18:46 4-Jul-25

Rise of the planet of the zombie bugs: Books in brief Nature.com12:28 4-Jul-25

Neanderthals Ran a ‘Fat Factory’ 125,000 Years Ago—and It May Have Saved Lives Vice (UK)07:01 4-Jul-25

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools “Made By Denisovans” Discovered In China IFLScience06:14 4-Jul-25

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Archeological dig on Lil’wat territory uncovers ancient histories and reframes research relationships Pique Newsmagazine15:51 3-Jul-25

To Save Nature, Make It Sacred NOEMA13:59 3-Jul-25

Researchers sequence first genome from ancient Egypt The University of Aberdeen09:04 3-Jul-25

7.7 million-year-old fossils discovered near Türkiye's Yamula Dam Daily Sabah07:54 3-Jul-25

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125,000-Year-Old Neanderthal “Fat Factory” Shows They Gorged On Bone Grease IFLScience20:09 2-Jul-25

An Overlooked Hill in Bolivia Turned Out to Be One of the Andes’ Oldest Temples ZME Science18:06 2-Jul-25

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Double accreditation for archaeology and forensics University of Bradford14:21 2-Jul-25

Neanderthals Ran “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago Leiden University13:58 2-Jul-25

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Scientists Built a Canoe Using Only Prehistoric Tools. Then They Sailed the Dangerous 140-Mile… Smithsonian Magazine18:00 1-Jul-25

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches New Scientist16:59 1-Jul-25

Archaeologists discover mysterious mummies in Chinese desert indy10016:42 1-Jul-25

Forensic science and game design leaders honoured Glasgow Caledonian University16:33 1-Jul-25

The Devakkoothu tapestry: exploring the variances and parallels in Chayilyam and Apsara folklore Nature.com14:42 1-Jul-25

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Latest news on Anthropology, covering cultural studies, archaeology, ethnography, biological anthropology and human science research.

Anthropology, the comprehensive study of humanity across time and space, continues to offer crucial insights into our origins, cultures, and social structures. With four main branches—cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeology—the discipline explores everything from ancient civilisations to contemporary social issues.

Recent developments in the field have seen increased focus on climate change impacts on human communities, with researchers documenting traditional ecological knowledge as potential solutions. Technological innovations in DNA analysis have revolutionised our understanding of human migration patterns, with recent findings suggesting more complex interbreeding between early human species than previously thought.

Community-based participatory research has gained prominence, with indigenous groups increasingly leading anthropological studies of their own cultures. The return of cultural artefacts from Western museums to their countries of origin continues to spark important conversations about ethical practices in the discipline, with several high-profile repatriations occurring over the past year.

Anthropology's roots trace back to the 19th century, though its methodologies have evolved significantly from early colonial approaches to today's more collaborative and reflexive practices. The field's historical emphasis on participant observation and deep cultural immersion continues to inform contemporary research, even as digital ethnography expands our understanding of online communities and virtual worlds.

Our NewsNow feed on Anthropology brings together the latest research findings, theoretical developments, and fieldwork reports from around the globe. Whether you're a student, researcher, or simply curious about human diversity and cultural practices, this feed provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of all aspects of this fascinating field.

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