Antropologia: NYU Undergraduate Journal of Human Cultures and Sciences

08/31/2017

Mummified remains naturally preseved in the crypt of a Lithuanian Church shed light on the origins of the smallbox virus and the threat it poses to humans in the future.

Anthropologist Dario Piombino-Mascali discovers lessons for modern medicine among remains of 23 preserved people

12/06/2016

This modern disease might have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/health/malaria-evidence-roman-empire/index.html

Researchers have discovered genomic evidence of malaria in 2,000-year-old human remains from the Roman Empire, according to a new study.

12/05/2016

The new documentary The Anthropologist follows a mother-daughter team as they travel the world to discover the dramatic effects of climate change. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/movies/the-anthropologist-review.html?_r=0

This documentary from the makers of “The Linguists” uses subtle juxtaposition to meditate on change and adaptability.

12/03/2015

The mummified remains of an Egyptian woman, who lived in ~1200 BC was scanned by Stanford University radiologists to learn more about her origin.

The mummified remains of an Egyptian woman, who live in ~1200 BC was scanned to learn more about her origin. The woman lived in the city of Asyut (374 miles from Alexandria).

11/13/2015

11/08/2015

The deadline is just a week away!

Antropologia: NYU Undergraduate Journal of Human Cultures and Sciences is a peer-reviewed, student-run publication that promotes the works of NYU undergraduates from all academic fields, insofar as their topics pertain to anthropology.

11/06/2015

What appears to be a 19th century burial vault was found right under WSP.

The discovery was called "great history."

11/05/2015

"Beyond Tolerance: Child Po*******hy on the Internet" by Philip Jenkins is an ethnography of internet boards and forum that people use to distribute and share child p**n.

Read the full-text online edition of Beyond Tolerance: Child Po*******hy on the Internet (2001).

10/30/2015

Don't forget to send in your submissions by November 15th!

10/29/2015

A study of European witchcraft from the 16th century to modern day. Where do stereotypes of the old hag or seductress come from? The book explores what different portrayals say about attitudes and anxieties regarding women and their sexuality.

Provides an innovative, rich survey of images of European witchcraft, from the sixteenth century to the present dayContains fascinating new research in this areaAccompanies the Edinburgh Festival show of Witches and Wicked Bodies held at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,Edinburgh, from...

10/22/2015

"Born unto Brothels—Toward a Legal Ethnography of S*x Work in an Indian Red-Light Area"
How can law be incorporated into a study about people?

10/15/2015

The paleo diet is incredibly popular but is it really based on what paleolithic peoples were eating? This is an interesting TED talk on archaeology, health, and diet.

TED Fellow Christina Warinner is an expert on ancient diets. So how much of the diet phad the "Paleo Diet" is based on an actual Paleolithic diet? The answer...