Human Relations Area Files

New and Forthcoming Cultures and Traditions in eHRAF World Cultures & Archaeology (2025-2026)

Culture collections in the eHRAF databases are updated up to several times a year. Below is a brief summary of what cultures and traditions we have added or updated in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF…

Home Truths: An Anthropology of House and Home

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…

Announcing HRAF Global Scholars for 2026

HRAF is pleased to announce the HRAF Global Scholars for 2026. This program provides scholars around the world with one year of complimentary access to our research databases, eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology. Applications for the…

Thanks, but no thanks: Expressions of gratitude in eHRAF World Cultures

By Francine Barone During the end-of-year “holiday season” throughout much of the Western world, we are often reminded to be grateful for the things that we have, and even to go out of our way…

HRAF Celebrates Archaeology Day 2025

On Thursday, October 16, the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University hosted an event in celebration of International Archaeology Day. Each October, the Archaeological Institute of America and organizations around the world present archaeological…