Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past ...

The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood of violent conflict throughout human history has ...

The Anthropology Department at the University of Delaware explores what it means to be human and how humans have existed in different places and times. To do this, we work across diverse social ...

In romantic movies, kissing often symbolizes love, yet this simple act of pressing lips together has peculiar origins.

The 'ethical turn' in anthropology has been one of the most vibrant fields in the discipline in the past quarter-century. It has fostered new dialogue between anthropology and philosophy, psychology, ...

It is very rare for an American Indian who has deep roots in his culture, to receive teaching recognition in formal education ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is a grand spectacle of joy, splendor, brightness, and happiness. The sight of every establishment illuminated with oil lamps, hearts filled with joy, and delighted ...

The orange-flowered cempasúchil — a type of marigold — is placed around the photos ... It is happening very fast,” said ...

The Department of Anthropology's graduate program offers an M.A. with a specialization in Historical Anthropology and a Ph.D. with specializations in Historical Archaeology or Historical Anthropology.

Located within the sprawling Chapultepec Forest, the Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology) showcases artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian era, dating from about 100 B ...

Early diagnosis and prevention are important because colorectal cancer has a high incidence, but the cure rate is also quite ...

The Museum of Anthropology (part of the University of British Columbia) houses one of the world's most impressive collections of art and artifacts from the Northwest Coast First Nations.