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AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting Recap (November 16-18, 2023)

HRAF staff members Carol Ember, Michael Fischer, Matthew Longcore, Ian Skoggard, and Samantha King attended the 2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. It was great to reconnect with friends we have known for years,…

NPR Article Features ‘Alloparenting’ Across Cultures

In an article for National Public Radio (NPR) titled Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here’s a solution: alloparents, Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD looks at the practice of alloparenting across cultures. Doucleff…

HRAF to host Archaeology Day 2023 celebration

On Friday, October 20, the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University will host an event in celebration of Archaeology Day. Each October, the Archaeological Institute of America and organizations around the world present archaeological…

HRAF Global Scholar: Vivian Scheinsohn

HRAF Global Scholar: Vivian Scheinsohn, Ph.D. Title: Full Professor University Affiliation: University of Buenos Aires Research Topic: The transition from pedestrian mobility to horse incorporation among hunter-gatherers Vivian Scheinsohn is an Argentinian archaeologist and a…

Dithapelo Medupe wins HBES New Investigator Award

HRAF is pleased to announce that Dithapelo Medupe, a 2022 participant in the NSF-supported HRAF Summer Institute on Cross-Cultural Anthropological Research, was announced as the New Investigator winner at the Human Behavior & Evolution Society 2023…

HRAF Global Scholars Program 2024

HRAF is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the HRAF Global Scholars Program 2024. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology.…