Anthropology

The removal of cultural emblems is not the erasure of history but part of it.

Applying Richard Dawkins’ meme theory to history.

Sacred beliefs likely arose out of prehistoric bonding and rituals.

How supernatural beliefs allowed societies to bond and spread.

The surprising anthropology of group identity.

Does their pervasiveness tell us something important about evolution and human behavior?

Robots and lasers are uncovering an ancient, sacred geography.

What we don’t tell our children.

How the Gold Rush and Fossil Rush came together.

Bodily experiences inform the way we think.