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What Ancient DNA Reveals About the Deep Past of Human Wandering
On David Reich’s book 'Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past.'
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Hunter-Gatherers and Human Resilience: An Homage to the OG Wanderers and the Problem of Assessing “Progress”
What does “progress” mean from the perspective of the earliest human wanderers?
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Mesa Verde and the Power of a Place: An Archaeologist Dwells On Human Memory and the Meaning of Our Past
Some places have the power to dramatically shape our memories, purpose, and the entire trajectory of our lives. How can we all better grasp the weight…
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Ancient Travel Routes: The Silk Road and Its Untold Adventures
Trade, travel, disease, ideas, the rise and fall of empires, and untold adventures. The Silk Road was a monumental accelerator of human connectivity…
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The Enigmatic Homo erectus: The First Transcontinental Wanderer
Homo erectus was an ancient early human species that was the first of our kind to leave Africa and the longest-lived species of human ancestors. How did…
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: The World’s First Grand Tale of Adventure
One of the world’s oldest forms of literature reveals universal truths about our mortality, grief in the loss of others, and the meaning of life.
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A Brief Journey Into the Underworld of Ancient Mesopotamia and the Quest to Revive the World’s First Epic Poem
The Descent of Inanna, an ancient Sumerian text chiseled in clay tablets discovered between 1889 and 1900, represents a beautifully layered history of…
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The Most Important Human Discovery of All Time—Fire
The discovery and mastery of fire is, without a doubt, the most consequential event in human history and evolution.
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Why Don’t Anthropologists Study Adventure?
A Brief Overview of Adventure in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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The Role of the Anthropologist in the 21st Century
Aspiring Polymath, Actually Just Neurotic
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Our Ancient Narrative
Excerpt from the Prologue of 'An Anthropology of Wandering'
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