View related workbook: Dating Methods The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old. Physical evidence of geological changes and the mineralized remains of living organisms (fossils), as well as material remains and artifacts of human…
Download: eHRAF Archaeology Jeoparody .PPT | Note to Instructors & Categories Dr. Francine Barone | francine.barone@yale.edu Human Relations Area Files at Yale University Note to Instructors eHRAF Archaeology Jeoparody is an introductory archaeology class activity…
HRAF Global Scholar: Nora Franco Title: Professor University Affiliation: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Research Topic: The use of lithics and other artifacts in different societies HRAF Global Scholar Nora Franco is a professor at…
By Francine Barone Mardi Gras has become synonymous with the culture and lifestyle of New Orleans and southern Louisiana. “Fat Tuesday” or mardi gras in French, is the name given to the feast day that…
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a one-year internship in honor of Melvin Ember. Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his passing in 2009. The intent of…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-04 By Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture…
By Francine Barone Settlements are central to human development, making shelter, dwellings, and residence patterns necessary foci of investigation in both anthropology and archaeology. This article seeks to address a related and easily overlooked aspect…
By Francine Barone Welcome to our 10th annual HRAF Year in Review, which will once again summarize news from the previous year as well as describe what you can expect to see from HRAF over…
Culture collections in the eHRAF databases are updated up to several times a year. Below is a brief summary of what cultures and traditions we have added or updated in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…
HRAF is excited to announce a new feature in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology. Author profiles have been added to the eHRAF databases. What are author profiles? The author profiles consist of biographical information…