How the Tattoo Industry Has Evolved Since the Early 1900s

You may be surprised to know that the history of body art dates back many centuries and has held an essential place in art lovers' lives. The tattoo industry has been through a riveting evolution, having been practised since early times.  So, where did the journey begin, how has this body art transitioned over the...

The Genetics of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, approximately 12.5 million people were violently deported from their homes in Africa to the Americas by slavers. As current events have shown, the destruction of communities, cultures and families have had everlasting ramifications which are felt a century and half later. Some of the less tangible pains is the...

A Partial Perspective – Dr. Kristina Baines on Cool Anthropology, and the Use of Embodied Ecological Heritage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHh_3tJ2FM Dr. Kristina Baines on Cool Anthropology, and the Use of Embodied Ecological Heritage S01 E06: Recorded July 2, 2020 This episode of A Partial Perspective is with Dr. Kristina Baines, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at City University of New York, at Guttman Community College. She is also an affiliated faculty at CUNY Graduate School...

New Archaeological Evidence of the First Americans to 33,000 Years Ago

Two new papers published in Nature, document the findings from the Chiquihuite Cave site in central Mexico. Artifacts from the site ere first discovered in 2010, but there were difficulties traveling to and from the site. For that reason, archaeologists lived for 80 days between '16 and '17. They excavated over 1,900 stone tools. The...

A Partial Perspective – Dr. Sarah Willen on Pandemic Journaling Project & Linking Migrant Health and Dignity in Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CVarDpv270 Dr. Sarah Willen on Pandemic Journaling Project & Linking Migrant Health and Dignity in Israel Season 1 Episode 5: Recorded June 11, 2020 In this next episode of A Partial Perspective is with Dr. Sarah Willen a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. She’s authored several articles and books in her career,...

Polynesians Contacted Native Americans Long Before European Contact

We've had some ideas that prehistoric Polynesian expansions made contact with Native Americans before European contact. For example, the sweet potato, a staple of Polynesian diets for hundreds of years, made its way to Andean culture where it was domesticated. And we've identified that some current Rapa Nui people have Native American DNA dating back...

One Genetic Risk Factor for Severe Respiratory Distress from COVID-19 Derives from Neanderthals

Several days ago, Carl Zimmer, wrote a piece on a curious segment of the human genome, spanning 6 genes on Chromosome 3. This segment is unique in that 63% of Bangladeshi's carry at least one copy, and about 1/3 of of South Asians carry this variant. In Europe, only 8% of people carry this segment,...

A Partial Perspective – Dr. Kiran Jayaram on the Anthropology of Education During COVID 19 & Island Anthropologies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPqasVaFJs Dr. Kiran Jayaram on the Anthropology of Education During COVID 19 & Island Anthropologies Season 1 Episode 4 Recorded 4 June 2020 The following conversation is with William, of the podcast A Partial Perspective and Dr. Kiran Jayaram, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida. In this conversation they discuss topics...

A Partial Perspective – Dr. Heide Castaneda on Protests, Medical Anthropology, and Migrant Health During COVID-19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiJon4qIMYs Dr. Heide Castaneda on Protests, Medical Anthropology, and Migrant Health During COVID-19 Season 1 Episode 3 Recorded 2 June 2020 In this episode, William, of the podcast A Partial Perspective, talks with Dr. Heide Castañeda, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida. They discuss issues in legal anthropology and how she...

The Purposeful Neglect of Brazil’s Indigenous People with the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, certain populations are at greater risk than others. We know older people, those who are immunocompromised, and those of certain ethnicity are at greater risk of severe complications of this disease and even death. A particularly high risk population are indigenous peoples with little to no contact. People attending a...