HRAF Academic Quarterly Vol 2024-03 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 (EHC),…
The Winter Solstice is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere. Marking the longest night and shortest day of the year, the hibernal solstice is an astronomical event that takes place when the Earth reaches its…
Give the gift of cultural knowledge and discovery. For that insatiable researcher in your life, you can gift the tools for cross-cultural research with an Independent Researcher Membership to our award-winning eHRAF World Cultures and…
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 (EHC), Teaching eHRAF, and other open…
Human Relations Area Files celebrates the life and legacy of Patricia Andreucci, HRAF Coordinator and a long-serving employee. Trish dedicated over 30 to the success of HRAF. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony, who…
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…
My Fulbright Experience to Ethiopia, 2022-23 by Teferi Abate Adem, HRAF Research Anthropologist Conducting follow-up extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the Wollo area of Ethiopia has been a deeply felt dream of mine over the last…
By Francine Barone It’s time for our annual Year in Review! This article will summarize HRAF’s activities from the previous year as well as describe what you can expect to see from us over the…
Francine Barone Are fathers and “fatherhood” underrepresented as a subject of inquiry in anthropology? According to evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin, up until 10 years ago, fatherhood was neglected by researchers “due to the misguided assumption…
By Francine Barone As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, it’s once again the time of year for ghastly ghouls, wicked witches and terrifying things that go bump in the night. From haunted houses to headless horsemen,…