HRAF’s 2015 Year in Review and 2016 Preview
By Francine Barone 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…
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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…
Blackfoot Cooking and Baking Recipes for the Holiday Season
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving on behalf of the HRAF staff! As you may know, our online cross-cultural database, eHRAF World Cultures, contains mostly ethnographic descriptions. However, eHRAF also contains some cooking recipes for…
HRAF at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting (AAA 2015) in Denver, Colorado
Attending this week’s American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado? In addition to the meetings, talks, and poster sessions, I hope you find time to stop by our booth to find out about the…
HRAF at the Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS) in Vienna
Earlier this month (September 7-11, 2015), the Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS XI) convened in Vienna, Austria. The conference was a joint effort of four major anthropological institutions in Vienna: the World…
Do Indigenous Cultures have Back Pain? Use eHRAF World Cultures to find out
The recent NPR article titled “Lost Posture: Why Indigenous Cultures Don’t Have Back Pain,” is a good example of how HRAF’s cross-cultural databases, with information on traditional lifeways, can facilitate research of modern-day problems. However,…
HRAF at SUNYLA 2015 Conference at Purchase College in New York
It’s HRAF’s first time at a SUNYLA Conference and I am very excited to be here to meet with you in the next couple of days. You’ll find me at the vendor’s area where I’ll…
Culture Quiz: What is the Language Family for Assiniboine?
Assiniboine belongs to which of the following language family? a) Algonquian b) Athapaskan c) Uto-Aztecan d) Siouan e) Aleut
HRAF at SAA to Provide Research Support and Teaching Ideas for eHRAF
If you are attending the SAA meeting in San Francisco I’d like to invite you to stop by our HRAF booth to learn more about the recent changes that our development team has made to…
Invitation to 2015 Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS)
The Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 11) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria, from September 7-11, 2015. The call for papers is open until February 20, 2015. Please see further details…