HRAF 2014 Recap and 2015 Preview
By Francine Barone 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…
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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
By Francine Barone 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…
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…
Culture Quiz: Pastoral Societies
Which of the following are pastoral societies? These and other (not so easy) questions can be answered with eHRAF World Cultures, a unique online ethnographic database. a) Amhara, Hazara, Hopi b) Mbuti, Vedda, Mi’kmaq c) Maasai,…
HRAF Presentation at Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library
Earlier this week we were invited to give a presentation at Yale Classics Library’s Sterling Memorial Library. Dr. Carol Ember, the President of HRAF, discussed the history and purpose of the Human Relations Area Files’…
University of Bayreuth and HRAF
Located in Upper Franconia (Oberfranken), the University of Bayreuth has been one of HRAF’s German member institutions since 1987. The anthropology program at Uni Bayreuth focuses on cultural studies or ethnologies, including African studies. Research…
New Teaching Ideas for Faculty in Social Sciences
Teaching eHRAF is an innovative, interdisciplinary teaching resource for universities, colleges and high schools aimed at providing faculty with ideas on how to use the eHRAF World Cultures database in their curricula. Teaching eHRAF can…