Luck of the Irish: Folklore and fairies in Rural Ireland
By Francine Barone If the month of March has you seeing shamrocks, it might be a good time to brush up on your knowledge of Irish culture. The Rural Irish collection in eHRAF World Cultures…
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Is the legacy application still available?
No. The legacy version of eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology were discontinued in 2023.
Is indexing still taking place or is it a closed collection?
HRAF collections are expanded and updated annually, with new cultures added to eHRAF World Cultures and new traditions added to eHRAF Archaeology typically in the spring. You can see recent and forthcoming additions to each…
Laissez les bon temps rouler: Mardi Gras and Cajun Traditions in eHRAF
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…
I’m new to eHRAF. Where should I start?
Welcome to eHRAF! We have a series of user guides and tutorials available to take you through the various aspects of using eHRAF for cross-cultural research. If you’re a teacher or lecturer and you want…
Can I search eHRAF from this page?
If you are currently reading this FAQ, you are on the HRAF home page (https://hraf.yale.edu) and you are not currently inside the eHRAF databases. The only place you can conduct your cross-cultural research using eHRAF…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-04
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…
Home Truths: An Anthropology of House and Home
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…
New and Forthcoming Cultures and Traditions in eHRAF World Cultures & Archaeology (2025-2026)
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 to host Archaeology Day 2025 celebration
On Thursday, October 16, the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University will host an event in celebration of International Archaeology Day. Each October, the Archaeological Institute of America and organizations around the world present…