#anthropology

I was feeling nostalgic the other day, and I began perusing through the hominid family album. The current scientific consensus is that humans evolved from earlier species of hominins, as found in the fossil

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?"

After arriving in the Americas, the Spanish crown proceeded to conquer, colonize, Christianize, and expand their new dominions, starting in the island of Hispaniola, present day Dominican Republic (and

Did the transition from ape to man occur in Europe and not in Africa?

Sparrow followed her uncle Deertooth across the forest and into the gathering place at the foot of the mountains. She was careful not to make any sounds as she followed him through the dense foliage and

Rituals like this are quite common in Central Java, East Java, and Bali, each region having its own unique customs.

On Saturday, I went to the only complete grocery store in the area. While I was moving around the shopping alley, there were only a few shoppers. It surprised me as I come from an island where the weekend

… should actually be titled The Missing Chain

Over the centuries, underground rivers and retreating ice masses carved the landscape of what is present day the Dominican Republic. The resulting limestone cave system called Los Tres Ojos (the three

Cedar has been an important resource for coastal Salish first nations that used the various parts of the tree for different utilitarian (and non-utilitarian) purposes. In this exhibition called the Big

After nearly a month in bed because of high tropical fever and Earth’s gravity effects, Irma Ladner was finally on her way to the upper portions of the Green river to visit the Elysian medicine woman who

I find myself confronted not just with some ancient ruins, but an entire empire that rose to glorious heights and then scattered in the pages of time. Forgotten. Neither Bianca nor I had ever heard of

Stanley Park’s First Nations Totem Poles are one of Vancouver's most famous landmarks and attract visitors from all over. The park itself is a masterpiece of urban natural protection spanning a large swath

Religion is what mothers tell kids or politicians tell nations, to keep them in line using fairytales.

The oral tradition in indigenous cultures is well known. Before European arrival, story telling was not just a form of entertainment a la Hollywood but also a method to impart the wisdom that was accumulated

Long ago, in the Paleolithic era, survival was tough — but early humans were clever and adaptable. While caves have become the symbol of “cave people,” it’s a misconception that they lived there all the

The upcoming equinox and new moon partial soar eclipse brings with it a rare planetary alignment of kite and pentagon.

The upcoming equinox and new moon partial solar eclipse brings with it a rare planetary alignment of kite and pentagon.

When I first opened Alexander Douglas’s Against Identity I expected a standard philosophical critique, the type of book that leaves you with polite ideas and little discomfort. Instead I felt caught in

Modern Materialistic Science declares that the Theory of Evolution is everything, but what happens when we find new species?