HRAF 2017 in Review & 2018 Preview
The New Year is underway, which means it’s time for our annual news and notes review. This post will summarize our highlights from the previous year as well as what you can expect to see…
The New Year is underway, which means it’s time for our annual news and notes review. This post will summarize our highlights from the previous year as well as what you can expect to see…
It’s that time of year again when the fall semester is just around the corner. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with a few ways that you can get classroom- and research-ready with HRAF.…
An insightful publication by Fulco Scherjon, Corrie Bakels, Katharine MacDonald, and Wil Roebroeks in the June 2015 issue of Current Anthropology sheds new light on present-day and historical fire setting practices among hunter-gatherers and foragers.…
eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on the morning of Saturday, July 1, 2017. Users can expect to experience a temporary interruption of service beginning at approximately 7:00am EST due…
In our live webinars, you can learn more about the eHRAF databases, including how cultures and traditions are organized by regions, sub-regions, samples, and subsistence types. First developed in the 1930s by George Peter Murdock,…
2017 is here, which means it’s time for our annual news and notes. This post will recap our highlights from 2016 as well as let you know what you can expect from HRAF in this…
FRAN BARONE / 17 SEP 2015 For over 60 years, Human Relations Area Files has served the educational community and contributed to an understanding of world cultures by assembling, indexing, and providing access to primary…
Over 400 cultures are represented across our collections in the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases. Did you know that you can browse our databases by country? Some countries in the world contain a…
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…
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.…