Anthropology
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Mayans Sought Wine Not Chocolate
By: Sue Cartledge
Researchers say the Mayans were making wine when they first used the fruit of cacao plants, and chocolate came a lot later. more...
By: Candy Brown
This article provides a summation of the historical roots of wife beating. The influences of the Middle Ages and Christianity on wife beating are discussed. more...
By: Linda J Bottjer
With names like Pot Licker and Door Slammer you know these Icelandic boys, of the Yuletide seaon, are brimming over with holiday merriment. more...
Reshaping Communities in Ireland
Community service and care is an ever-growing area that governments in Western societies are deciding to pour more money into each year. more...
Whether you are a graduate or you are simply curious there has never been a better time to think of doing an undergraduate degree in anthropology! more...
Mongol People of the Middle Ages
By: Steve DeVault
Intelligent, Unruly, Superstitious, Prejudice.. The Medieval Mongol people prospered and endured harsh environments, in-spite of many traits considered to be uncivilized. more...
By: Linda J Bottjer
With Iceland's contrasting and extreme landscapes even a skeptic will wonder about the possibilities of another world's existence more...
Ethnicity: Fluid and Permeable
Last week, we asked: What hold societies together, or what is the nature of solidarity? This week, we will explore notions of ethnicity in response to that question. more...
Many simple societies are shaped and organized according to kinship. But what about our contemporary, complex societies? What is the glue that keeps us together? more...
The Church, a Witch, Sex and Satan
The Christian concept of "evil" has for long been synonymous with sexual desire and the rejection of women in general and women's sexuality in particular. more...
