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Harvard Gazette | Symposium honoring late global health pioneer Paul Farmer reflects on achievements, purpose, influence of Haiti

November 17, 2023

The Harvard Gazette recently published an article on the symposium reflecting on Paul Farmer's (Harvard Anthropology, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine) legacy. This symposium featured words from Arthur Kleinman, ...

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Amy E. Clark | Tracking the emergence of an organized use of space

November 14, 2023

We're pleased to share that Amy E. Clark, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University, recently published an article in the Journal of Human Evolution (vol. 185) entitled "Tracking the emergence of an organized use of space: A direct comparison of the spatial patterning within Middle and Upper Paleolithic open-air sites."

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Featured Event | Short Film Screening: [Emptiness crossing us] Directed by Fernando Moreira, Harvard Anthropology Fellow

November 9, 2023

All are invited to attend a screening of short film [Emptiness crossing us] directed by Fernando Moreira (Harvard Fellow in Anthropology) this Thursday, November 9th, at 3:00 pm in Tozzer rm. 203. This event is co-sponsored by

Harvard Anthropology and the David...

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Joan A. Kleinman Travel & Language Grant: David Chen (2023)

November 7, 2023

The Joan Andrea Kleinman Travel and Language Grant is made in memory of Joan A. Kleinman, a scholar of Chinese language and literature and co-researcher with Dr. Arthur Kleinman of projects in medical anthropology. Joan Andrea Kleinman was committed to language as the basis for cultural and international studies and developed Chinese fluency only after her initial graduate studies in French. The goal of this grant is to promote language acquisition for use in the service of global health research. The language acquisition aspect of the summer research project may involve formal...

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Harvard Anthropology Assistant Professor Amy E. Clark Featured in Harvard Gazette

October 30, 2023

Harvard Anthropology Assistant Professor Amy E. Clark was recently interviewed by the Harvard Gazette in a feature titled “Hearth and home — in Stone Age.”

The article shares:

When academics talk about early modern humans, especially those living way back in the Lower Paleolithic, the conversation frequently turns to hunting. When did our species start eating meat? What were the first animals we...

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Harvard Anthropology Professor Christina Warinner Elected President of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA)

October 24, 2023

Harvard Anthropology professor Christina Warinner has been elected President of the International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA)!

The International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA) is a community of researchers working on degraded biological remains from a range of archaeological, paleoanthropological, and paleontological contexts. The society aims to promote the study of ancient biomolecules to better understand our shared human past. ISBA organizes a biennial ISBA conference that has grown to more than 600 international participants since its founding...

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"Los Animales y El Recinto Sagrado de Tenochtitlan" Receives Antonio García Cubas Award 2023

October 19, 2023

Los Animales y El Recinto Sagrado de Tenochtitlan, which features an introduction by Harvard Anthropology Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America, David Carrasco, and was co-sponsored and funded by Harvard’s Moses Mesoamerican Archive, recently received the...

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