Celebrating 70 Years
By Francine Barone HRAF turns 70 years old this month! The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) celebrated its official 70th birthday on May 7, 2019, but its origins go back much longer than that. In…
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Using eHRAF World Cultures for Cross Cultural Studies
Is kissing a universal human trait? William Jankowiak, Shelly Volsche and Justin Garcia address this question in their recently published article in American Anthropologist. The authors used Human Relations Area Files’ online ethnographic database, eHRAF World Cultures,…
HRAF at the Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS) in Vienna
Earlier this month (September 7-11, 2015), the Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS XI) convened in Vienna, Austria. The conference was a joint effort of four major anthropological institutions in Vienna: the World…
Invitation to 2015 Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS)
The Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 11) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria, from September 7-11, 2015. The call for papers is open until February 20, 2015. Please see further details…
HRAF at 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, MA
To All Librarians, I hope this finds you well in the New Year! If you are attending this week’s American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Boston, please join me for an informative tour…
Citing from the eHRAF databases and HRAF home page
When citing a document from the eHRAF World Cultures or the eHRAF Archaeology database, please include both the original publication citation (if applicable) followed by information about where and when you found it. Evans-Pritchard, E.…
2015 Annual Meeting for Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Aloha! The 2015 Annual Meeting for The Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) is currently taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Although HRAF is one of the sponsors for this meeting, we cannot attend because we…
Ebola Virus and Social Dynamics: eHRAF for Insights into Cultural Practices
In fighting the Ebola virus or any other health threat for that matter, western health officials and researchers need to gain an understanding of the world’s diverse ethnic differences. Rituals for burying and mourning the…