Anthropology

Interview

Paulina Alberto: Black activism in the twentieth century

A book explores why black intellectuals first relucted to endorse the ideals of racial harmony, then abandoned them altogether

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HISTORY

Paths to freedom

On the 130th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, studies reveal the different roles of those involved in the process

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COVER

More people in the rainforest

New archaeological sites and evidence of plant domestication support the idea that pre-Columbian Amazonia was densely populated

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Archaeology

Fishing scenes in the Atacama

The people who inhabited the northern coast of Chile before European colonization may have been skilled fishermen and marine hunters

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Anthropology

The Bororo on screen

Researchers suggest that a film made by the Rondon Commission in 1916 may have been the first ethnographic documentary

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RETROSPECT

For a return to former glory

At its 200th anniversary, Brazil’s National Museum is looking to reclaim its important role in disseminating natural sciences in Brazil

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Genetics

A superfamily of 13 million people

Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed

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Archaeology

The world’s oldest figural tattoos

Two naturally mummified bodies have what archaeologists consider to be the earliest known figural tattoos

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ARCHAEOLOGY

Occupation of primordial “Brazil”

Evidence suggests that hunter-gatherers inhabited all major regions of Brazil roughly 10,000 years ago

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archaeology

Rice domesticated in the Amazon 4,000 years ago

Rice domesticated in the Amazon 4,000 years ago

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Anthropology

The Neanderthal in each of us

There may be more Neanderthal in modern Homo sapiens than thought

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Retrospect

An independent collector

Wanda Hanke traveled alone throughout South America in the 1930s

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AUDIOVISUAL ARTS

The inner city speaks for itself

Inner city video activists show their own vision of São Paulo

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Eduardo S. Brondizio

Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible

Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia

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archaeology

Arriving in Australia earlier than thought

Artifacts suggest that Aborigines arrived in Australia 65,000 years ago

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Archaeology

Oldest Homo sapiens dating back 300,000 years found in Morocco

Oldest Homo sapiens dating back 300,000 years found in Morocco

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Anthropology

The Bororo on-screen

The first ethnographic documentary was made 100 years ago

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Archaeology

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites in Minas Gerais reveal a succession of customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Acknowledgement

Mission: Thinking about the future of science

Anthropologist is appointed to a council that advises the U.S. government

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FIELD WORK

Scenes from an archeological site

Archeological excavations at an ancient burial site

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Lux Boelitz Vidal

Lux Boelitz Vidal: Collector of cultures

Anthropologist has contributed to the demarcation of indigenous lands

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FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Battle against the disappearances

Researchers work to identify persons who disappeared during the dictatorship

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MEMORY

Oriental excavations

Archeologist produced collection based on his scientific expeditions to Brazil

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Indigenous Policy

A strategy of enticement

Imperial government sought to push native peoples off their lands

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RECOGNITION

Mission: To think about the future of science

Emilio Moran is appointed to the council that advises the U.S. government

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IMMIGRATION

Unity from a distance

Italians in Brazil developed the notion of Italianness

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COVER

Prehistoric fishing

Amerindians caught sharks and whitemouth croakers 5,000 years ago

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COVER

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites reveal customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Disappearance and struggle

The attempt to identify missing persons from remains from a clandestine grave

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Anthropology

Profile: Emilio Moran

Anthropologist speaks on Amazonia and the impacts of Belo Monte hydroelectric

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