Tag Archives: Cultural anthropology

Why is the Word ‘Science’ Not Good Enough for the AAA?

I recently caught a New York Times article about this and thought I’d share just briefly. The American Anthropological Association recently revised it’s Long Range Plan, removing all mention of the word “science” and replacing it with softer, feel-good terminology. … Continue reading

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Anthropology Blog Carnival

The Four Stone Hearth is up at Prancing Papio! This is the 93rd edition and there are some good articles to peruse (your’s truly included). The next FSH will be hosted by Anthropology in Practice in just under a fortnight, … Continue reading

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90th Edition of the Four Stone Hearth!

That means this biweekly tradition of gathering the best examples of anthropology blogging currently on the web has gone on for at least 180 weeks! Unfortunately, participation has waxed and waned a bit over these few years. I only received … Continue reading

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Four Stone Hearth #88 is up

At Ad Hominin. has a St. Patrick’s Day special edition of this blog carnival, which is dedicated to the four fields of anthropology. Topics covered span the four major fields of anthropology: archaeology, socio-cultural anthropology, bio-physical anthropology and linguistic anthropology. … Continue reading

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