by Carol R. Ember, HRAF President For the last five years, researchers affiliated with HRAF’s Advanced Research Center have conducted cross-cultural and cross-archaeological research on the possible effects of natural hazards and other ecological stressors…
HRAF is pleased to announce our new video tutorial making its debut on YouTube this month. The video is ideal for classroom instructors who plan to teach with eHRAF Archaeology. Showing the video in class is…
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a new category of membership designed specifically for instructors at non-member institutions. Who is Course Membership for? This category of membership is…
By Francine Barone Students on University College Dublin‘s exciting new MSc/GradDip in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology benefit from access to HRAF’s cross-cultural eHRAF World Cultures & eHRAF Archaeology databases, which enable searching ethnographic and archaeological data across…
Are you looking for a fun classroom activity? We are happy to announce our first interactive HRAF game, produced by digital anthropologist, Francine Barone. The knowledge quiz is a play on the popular American television…
HRAF Global Scholar: David Osorio Garcia Title: Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology University Affiliation: University of Caldas, Colombia Research Topic: Status and treatment of the aged David Osorio Garcia is an anthropologist who holds two graduate…
By Francine Barone Online learning presents myriad challenges for students and instructors alike. As providers of the world’s largest anthropological data bank, HRAF has been developing and curating digital resources in anthropology and archaeology for…
By Francine Barone For our annual recap and preview, this post will summarize HRAF’s activities from the previous year, as well as describe what you can expect to see from us over the next 12…
HRAF is pleased to announce that our new tutorial videos on Explaining Human Culture (EHC) are making their debut on YouTube this month. The videos are ideal for scholars interested in using EHC for cross-cultural…
HRAF Global Scholar: Sandi James Title: PhD Candidate, Public Health and Social Policy University Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia and Universiti Malaysia, Sabah Research Topic: Exploring Alcohol use in Sabah, Malaysia: Preliminary results from an ethnographic study…