After years of development, beta testing, and user feedback, the latest eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology applications replaced the retired legacy versions on August 1, 2023. Feedback on the new databases over the past…
The “classic” eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology applications that were first designed and built in-house by developers at HRAF in 2013 were officially retired on July 31, 2023. Both applications have been updated with…
This updated version of eHRAF World Cultures was designed and built in-house by developers at HRAF. Software engineers Doug Black and Matthew Roth worked to improve the front end with more user-friendly revisions, creating the…
The new eHRAF World Cultures application offers a fresh look and feel that combines the best aspects of our classic eHRAF interface with a host of added features and enhancements. For example, search filters have…
HRAF IT began developing a new version of our flagship eHRAF World Cultures application in 2016. By 2020, the new application would be in the final stages of beta testing, with an anticipated launch date…
In 2015, quick and easy citations and document permalinks were added to the eHRAF databases, making saving and sharing documents and search results a snap.
Teaching eHRAF, the collection of companion teaching exercises for eHRAF World Cultures, eHRAF Archaeology and Explaining Human Culture, got a new look and feel in August 2017.
D-PLACE is an expandable and open-access database that brings together a dispersed corpus of information on the geography, language, culture, and environment of over 1400 human societies. In July 2016, it became easier than ever…
In the summer of 2016, HRAF launched Explaining Human Culture, an open access database containing information on over 1,000 cross-cultural studies spanning more than 100 years. EHC provides a searchable way for researchers to find…
In 2016, HRAF diversified its product offerings with new open-access resources for learning and teaching. Introducing Cross-Cultural Research is a visual online course on the fundamentals of cross-cultural research produced by Carol Ember, HRAF President.