Homo Mobilis
Home, we are often told, is where the heart is. However, this adage admits of varying readings. Does it mean that there is a particular geographic location for which each…
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The Politics of Bones
Biological anthropologists (also historically called physical anthropologists) study the relationship between human biology, culture and behaviour: they may specialize in analysing the human body’s evolutionary history, the human fossil record,…
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The Great Dig: A Tale of Two Doppelgänger Mammoths in the Fledgling United States
I suppose you have seen my advertisement respecting my intention of appropriating a part of my house for a repository of natural curiosities. Perhaps you could procure the stuffed skin…
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Returning the Benin Bronzes
The year 1897 was not a particularly eventful year in Britain. Queen Victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee. The Tate Gallery was inaugurated in London. Oscar Wilde was released from prison.…
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