anthropology – Kettinki

2023-07-03 @ 19.59.33 ∈ In English

Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it.

Their findings — published in the journal PLOS One this week — is that in 79% of the societies for which there is data, women were hunting. [Moreover], this wasn't just opportunistic killing of animals that the women happened upon. The vast majority of the [time] "the hunting was purposeful. Women had their own toolkit. They had favorite weapons. Grandmas were the best hunters of the village."

2023-06-15 @ 20.37.07 ∈ In English

How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle

Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible from non-edible fruits. They know how to find potable water, build rain shelters and set animal traps. They can identify animal footprints and scents—and avoid predators such as jaguars and snakes lurking in the woods.

2022-10-17 @ 13.04.27 ∈ Suomeksi

Tapaus muistuttaa minusta Havannan oireyhtymää.

Noita tuli Torniin - AntroBlogi

Noituus on arkipäivää suuressa osassa maailmaa, vaikka Pohjosmaissa ajatus tuntuu vieraalta. Poliisin esitutkintamateriaalin perusteella hotelli Tornin tapaus pitää sisällään okkultistisia elementtejä, jotka noudattavat noituudelle tuttua kaavaa.

2018-12-14 @ 15.36.06 ∈ Suomeksi

Upporikkaiden satumainen fantasiajoulu

Lahjaideoita maailman rikkaille markkinoivan Neiman Marcus -tavaratalon fantasiajoulu tarjoaa mahdollisuuden erottautua heille, joille raha ei ole este.