Ethnographic Fieldwork Ethnographic fieldwork is how anthropologists gather data. Fieldwork is the process of immersing oneself in as many aspects of the daily cultural lives of people as possible in order to study their behaviors…
Download the eHRAF Workbook version (PowerPoint): In this activity Understand the concept of divination Learn about divination and oracles across cultures Compare and contrast cultural practices Read and interpret ethnographic data Reading Aroney, M. and…
HRAF Global Scholar: Ma Teresa Guanzon De Guzman, Ph.D. Title: Dean and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences University Affiliation: University of the Philippines Manila Research Topic: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Heritage, and Ethnolinguistics …
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 That we live in uncertain times is almost certainly an understatement. Every day, news headlines feature an unprecedented use of the term “unprecedented” to describe events as they occur around the world.…
Please join us for one of our upcoming eHRAF workshops led by Matthew Longcore, HRAF’s Director of Membership and Outreach. These workshops will provide an informative overview to teaching and conducting research using the…
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…
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…
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…
HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-03 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…