Anthropalooza — An Open Field Journal for Anthropology
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Neanderthals may have used prehistoric glue as an ancient antibiotic
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New experimental evidence suggests that Neanderthal birch tar production served a secondary, pharmacological purpose, potentially treating wounds with natural antibiotics.
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Anthropologically Speaking
Stephen C. Fox
Immigration, Culture, and the Human Story
Few issues generate as much discussion today as immigration. Across the United States and Europe, many people express concern about cultural change. Some fear the loss of traditions, languages, values…
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Stephen C. Fox founded Anthropalooza to bring anthropology into a shared, living commons — a place where the field's four branches meet the public and each other.
a closing reflection
"The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently."
— David Graeber