Unconditional Love: Is devotion to pets a cultural universal?
If the number of cute animal memes on the internet is a fair benchmark, then the human love of pets is a powerful and global phenomenon. For many pet owners, their furry (or scaly) domestic…
New anthropology and archaeology assignments in Teaching eHRAF
Teaching eHRAF is our open access collection of 57 teaching exercises and sample syllabi for classroom use that include questions and class assignments based on eHRAF World Cultures or eHRAF Archaeology. These activities encourage the…
HRAF 2019 in Review & 2020 Preview
Welcome to 2020! It’s time for our annual News & Notes recap and preview. This post will summarize our highlights from the previous year, as well as what you can expect to see from HRAF…
Get ready for the spring semester with the new eHRAF World Cultures video tutorial
As we begin a new year, it is also the time of year when faculty are preparing to teach in the upcoming spring semester. HRAF is pleased to announce our new video tutorial making its…
Donate to the HRAF Global Scholarship
In keeping with our mission of promoting cultural diversity, the HRAF Global Scholarship has attracted candidates from around the world. As one of our top funding priorities, the scholarship provides institutions and individuals in low-income…
eHRAF Highlights
HRAF celebrates World Anthropology Day 2020
Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us. This year, World…
2020 HRAF Internship in Honor of Melvin Ember
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is…
Ancient solutions to modern problems? Re-examining burning practices
A few years ago, HRAF posted a story titled Burning…
HRAF partnership with SACC
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased…