HRAF’s 2015 Year in Review and 2016 Preview
Happy 2016! Another year has flown by here at HRAF. Since our last yearly review, we’ve been working hard to fulfill our goals. This year, we’re expanding on a number of new projects and initiatives that…
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eHRAF databases rated “highly recommended” by Choice magazine
Full-text reviews: eHRAF World Cultures; eHRAF Archaeology. HRAF’s cross-cultural databases – eHRAF Archaeology and eHRAF World Cultures – have each been reviewed as “highly recommended” for undergraduates, researchers, faculty and professionals/practitioners in the October 2015…
Featured eHRAF Culture: The Maasai
The Maasai (Masai), nomadic pastoralists who live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, are one of the 295 cultures covered in the eHRAF World Cultures ethnographic database. Twenty-one documents totaling 2,571 pages make up the…
Updated & Redesigned User Guide in eHRAF Databases
We are excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned, comprehensive user guide for the eHRAF Databases. Our updated guide covers everything inside eHRAF, including Browse, Basic Search, Advanced Search, and filtering and managing search results.…
HRAF 2014 Recap and 2015 Preview
2014 was a busy year for HRAF. In this post, we look back at milestones from the past 12 months as well as take a sneak peek at new things to come in 2015. Probably…
What eHRAF Can Teach Us About Epidemics and “Customary” Burial Practices
In news reports about the Ebola outbreak, traditional burial practices that involve coming into intimate contact with the corpse have been blamed for spreading the deadly disease. However, these sometimes sensational accounts (“Kissing the Corpses…
Announcing quick & easy citations in eHRAF
HRAF is pleased to announce exciting new citation and permalink features from our IT and Development team. Researching, citing and keeping track of ethnographic and archaeological sources in eHRAF have never been easier. This post…
HRAF Research: Natural Hazards and Cultural Transformations
How often do events have to occur for humans to plan for them? Do unpredictable hazards lead to different cultural transformations than do more predictable hazards? Under what conditions are contingency plans overwhelmed in the…
Featured eHRAF teaching exercise: Cross-Cultural Correlation Study
Educators: Did you know that the HRAF website contains an open access collection of nearly 40 teaching exercises (sample syllabi) for classroom use that include questions and class assignments based on eHRAF World Cultures or…
Researching Nobility in Ancient Burials using eHRAF Archaeology
In eHRAF Archaeology the ancient traditions for Peru include Inka, Andean Regional Development, Aymara Kingdoms, Highland Andean Formative, Huari, Tiahuanaco, Highland Andean Archaic, Andean Regional States, and Chavín. In eHRAF the traditions in Peru can…