Anthropology

300,000-year-old wooden tools “Made by Denisovans” discovered in China IFLScience06:14
7.7 million-year-old fossils discovered near Türkiye's Yamula Dam Daily Sabah07:54
Neanderthals ran a ‘Fat factory’ 125,000 years ago—and it may have saved lives Vice (UK)07:01
Neanderthals boiled bones in 'fat factories' to enrich their lean diet Nature.com17:26
'Bones' reunion set with stars Emily deschanel and David boreanaz amid revival talks Collider20:04
Why a Sarnia-raised professor is urging universities to protect academic freedom The Sarnia Journal19:37
Neanderthals ran “Fat factories” 125,000 years ago Leiden University13:58

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

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Earlier today

My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to Mexico City My Modern Met07:13

Inside the prehistoric 'fat factory' CBBC Newsround06:55

Yesterday

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

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

In the last 7 days

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

The clever ways Neanderthals got their fat long before modern humans News-Medical.Net01:48 4-Jul-25

'Bones' Reunion Set With Stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz Amid Revival Talks Collider20:04 3-Jul-25

Why a Sarnia-raised professor is urging universities to protect academic freedom The Sarnia Journal19:37 3-Jul-25

Neanderthals boiled bones in 'fat factories' to enrich their lean diet Nature.com17:26 3-Jul-25

The Gritty Mindset and Extreme Fitness It Takes to Fight Megafires Men's Health16:10 3-Jul-25

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

Serpentine launches The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish book ArtDaily02:42 3-Jul-25

Did Neanderthals Have Weapons? Grunge01:47 3-Jul-25

Ancient mortuary cave found hidden within desert mountains Heritage Daily22:03 2-Jul-25

Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease New Scientist21:06 2-Jul-25

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

Greetings on opening the 16th Congress of Anthropologists and Ethnologists of Russia Official Internet Resources of the President of Russia (Press Release)17:16 2-Jul-25

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' falls a massive setback for music industry, says cultural anthropologist Eyewitness News15:37 2-Jul-25

Michael Burawoy: 1947–2025 New Left Review14:52 2-Jul-25

Michael Burawoy New Left Review14:52 2-Jul-25

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

The 15 college majors with the highest unemployment Business Insider11:41 2-Jul-25

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

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

Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2026 Announces Theme to Rethink Civic Infrastructure for Collective Futures ArchDaily11:34 1-Jul-25

The 3rd Cambridge International Tea Culture Festival in celebration of the UN International Day for Dialogue Among… People's Daily07:07 1-Jul-25

The battle for the Pitt Rivers UnHerd00:11 1-Jul-25

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A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old Ars Technica22:58 30-Jun-25

Specialism | Museum Ethnographers Group Museums Association18:48 30-Jun-25

Secret Weapon: History CEPA15:00 30-Jun-25

Did Neanderthals Bury Their Dead with Flowers? Shanidar Cave Findings Put Questions to Rest Discover Magazine14:13 30-Jun-25

Paddling 30,000 years into the past: Scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring with a primitive canoe Malay Mail14:07 30-Jun-25

What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces Leiden University13:47 30-Jun-25

Assisted dying – medical anthropologist on the complex practical and ethical road ahead The Conversation (UK)13:25 30-Jun-25

Archaeological evidence backs RI’s oldest civilization claim: Zon Antara News12:58 30-Jun-25

New book delves into submerged stories of an elusive Spanish galleon The Art Newspaper12:25 30-Jun-25

The Met’s Luminous New Rockefeller Wing Still Casts Some Shadows The New Yorker11:04 30-Jun-25

Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archaeological study tells us about PNG sea trade The Conversation (UK)06:56 30-Jun-25

Archaeologists make surprising discovery at hidden ancient city site MailOnline06:53 30-Jun-25

Facial reconstruction of Stone Age Belgian woman reveals she had dark complexion Yahoo! UK & Ireland06:23 30-Jun-25

Stone Age Belgians had darker skin tone, fossil reveals The Independent06:14 30-Jun-25

Binghamton archaelogist calls for ‘explicitly queer science’ The College Fix05:40 30-Jun-25

Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archeological study tells us about PNG sea trade The Conversation (UK)03:53 30-Jun-25

Technology's Battle of Good versus Evil Psychology Today03:22 30-Jun-25

Professor Alan Macfarlane on blending YouTube and academia Varsity22:03 29-Jun-25

Drawing a line between the Iranian state and its people is complicated ABC Online08:00 29-Jun-25

Look familiar? Scientists reveal what Neanderthals and Denisovans would look like today if they … MailOnline07:52 29-Jun-25

What Our World May Have Looked Like If Neanderthals Hadn't Died Off Discover Magazine15:04 28-Jun-25

New discoveries in Ismayilli shed light on ancient Caucasian Albania's cultural legacy [PHOTOS] AzerNews14:05 28-Jun-25

Meet woman, who took inspiration from Virat Kohli's hard work, studied for over 12 hours a day, … DNA India03:34 28-Jun-25

Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is more complex than that The Conversation (UK)02:33 28-Jun-25

When trash becomes a universe Harvard Gazette19:59 27-Jun-25

Commentary: Understanding digitalization’s impact on Eurasia EurasiaNet19:04 27-Jun-25

'Royal ie', designed after ie worn by Queen Marie, recreated in textile traditions workshop in Alba County Agerpres18:58 27-Jun-25

Archaeologists Found a Lost Temple From a Civilization That Vanished 1,000 Years Ago Popular Mechanics13:16 27-Jun-25

Kansas invited amateur archaeologists to dig out ruins from the state’s ‘bloody’ past Wichita Public Radio10:06 27-Jun-25

Inside Iran, beyond the headlines: An anthropologist’s view of life, loyalty and dissent The Telegraph, Calcutta09:26 27-Jun-25

H-Diplo | RJISSF Roundtable 16-45 on Katz Rothman, The Biomedical Empire International Security Studies Forum05:11 27-Jun-25

Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is much more complex and nuanced The Conversation (Global)02:52 27-Jun-25

Europe’s Oldest Boomerang: A 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Artifact Discovered in Poland Arkeonews23:15 26-Jun-25

Scientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log New Zealand Herald20:10 26-Jun-25

PBS sets September debut for anthropology series “Human” from BBC Studios Science Unit RealScreen16:44 26-Jun-25

Walled off John Hopkins University Hub15:26 26-Jun-25

Scientists Confirmed This 146,000-Year-Old Skull Belongs to a Lost Human Species Popular Mechanics14:32 26-Jun-25

Scientists Replicate Prehistoric Seafaring with Primitive Canoe Marine Technology News01:07 26-Jun-25

‘Deep respect’ for Palaeolithic seafarers as researchers cross sea in dugout canoe The News International00:41 26-Jun-25

“No Easy Way from Earth to the Stars”: Malta’s Prehistoric Temples (3800–2400 BCE) May Have Served as Celestial… Arkeonews22:18 25-Jun-25

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes reveal lost society The Independent20:58 25-Jun-25

With a primitive canoe, scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring The Straits Times19:10 25-Jun-25

Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious New Group of Humans in Colombia With No Genetic Ties to People… Smithsonian Magazine17:51 25-Jun-25

80,000-year-old tools found in Sharjah's Jebel Faya reveal 210,000 years of human settlement Gulf Today12:48 25-Jun-25

Outrage: the Amazonian road to COP30 The Architectural Review07:06 25-Jun-25

Meaning And Order In Moroccan Society: An Anthropological Reading – Analysis Eurasia Review01:55 25-Jun-25

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society ArtDaily01:36 25-Jun-25

Newly Discovered Tiwanaku Temple in Bolivia Sheds Light on Mysterious Ancient Civilization Arkeonews00:02 25-Jun-25

Ancient Temple in Bolivia Sheds Light on Lost Society Science Blog (Weblog)20:09 24-Jun-25

Stone Age humans extracted animal teeth with flames, blades, and fleshy stews Popular Science18:25 24-Jun-25

Iconic ‘Dragon Man’ Skull Offers First Glimpse of What a Denisovan’s Face Looked Like, New… Smithsonian Magazine17:10 24-Jun-25

Why research needs anthropology (more than ever) Research Magazine13:00 24-Jun-25

Why research needs anthropologists (more than ever) Research Magazine12:20 24-Jun-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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