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Anthropologist of everything human. Newest book: SO MUCH STUFF
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The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States
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The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States
From grave robbing to road construction, a cemetery in Richmond, Va., reveals the long pattern of Black Americans burying their dead in spaces that received few protections.
https://theconversation.com/the-disgraceful-history-of-erasing-black-cemeteries-in-the-united-states-264864?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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1/ With a heavy heart, I write to share that SAPIENS is halting the publication of new content by the end of this year. The magazine is a program of the Wenner-Gren Foundation, which recently lost its publication partner for SAPIENS, ...
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Thanks for attending!
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Thanks
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and terrific questions from the audience
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4 months ago
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These are going to be absolutely amazing conversations. Hope to see you there!!
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Exciting to see SOMETHING BETWEEN US on this list of "novels, memoirs and nonfiction titles so enticing you won’t want to move from your favorite beach towel or deck chair until fall," in the company of new books by some terrific writers here in Maryland.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/06/14/1...
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10 books by Maryland authors you will want to read this summer
On the list you’ll find the newest novel by National Book Award-winner Susan Choi, an exploration of the causes of America’s social and political divide by Johns Hopkins University anth…
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/06/14/10-books-by-maryland-authors-you-will-want-to-read-this-summer/
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Cronk Sumark, “Primrose Hill” in English, is a Celtic Iron Age and Medieval hillfort on the northern part of Isle of Man. This twin-peaked summit, a mere 76 metres above sea level, has archaeological evidence of houses, storage facilities, and communal spaces.
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Another fantastic episode!
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
Help SAPIENS stay free and open to all. Donate today:
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From the archive. “For much of the 20th century, the Ainu narrative created by outsiders revolved around their demise. But something else caught the attention of Japanese colonists and others traveling to Mosir: the Ainu’s relationship with bears.” Read more:
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The Untold Story of Japan's First People
In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back.
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ainu-prejudice-pride/
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Want to listen to my book at half off?! 50% OFF Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture
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50% OFF Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture
Who owns the past and the objects that physically connect us to history? And who has the right to decide this ownership, particularly when the objects are sacred or, in the case of skeletal remains, h...
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Is this the future we imagined?
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Why Lit Hub is no longer on Twitter
“Why I’m leaving Twitter” is, at this point, an irritating genre of post. Nonetheless, it’s important to go on record in the face of Elon Musk’s vacuous amorality and its concomitant amplification …
https://lithub.com/why-lit-hub-is-no-longer-on-twitter/
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Why Electric Literature Is Leaving Twitter - Electric Literature
X has become a dystopian shadow of itself—and a very bad place for literature
https://electricliterature.com/why-electric-literature-is-leaving-twitter/
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“Although the prison system in the U.S. may seem relatively humane by comparison, our country has the highest incarceration rate in the world.” Read more:
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6 months ago
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Just a brilliant episode!
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7 months ago
Chip Colwell (American anthropologist, author, and editor-in-chief of Sapiens Magazine) leaves X (1.935 followers). BlueSky:
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Heehee
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