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#anthropology

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Petr Nuska

The idea that some ethnic groups are born with #MusicalBlood is everywhere.

Roma. Jews. African Americans. Cubans. And many more.

But why does this idea persist? And what does it do in the real world?

In my new article, I unpack the anatomy of “musical blood” – using the case of Slovak Roma to show how this belief shapes their lives.

CCying everyone interested in
#Ethnomusicology, #Anthropology, #Musicology, #WorldMusic – also #RomaniStudies & #RomaniMusic

Let’s dive in 👇

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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:

Dr Luke Kemp at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge has spent seven years writing a book on the rise and collapse of over 400 societies over 5,000 years.

Patterns emerge.

“History is best told as a story of organised crime,” Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”

Kemp argues that inequality caused the downfall of all the great empires. That solving inequality is our only hope for long term survival of our species. That we are currently self-terminating.

It's a dark but scholarly view of where the world is heading. And because he's Australian he gets to use the line, "Don't be a dick."

theguardian.com/environment/20

@simplicitarian @paulhellyer

The Guardian · ‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapseBy Damian Carrington
#Inequality#Anthropology#Evolution
michael

29-Jul-2025
How much time did our ancestors spend up trees? Studying these #chimpanzees might help us find out
A study on savannah-living chimpanzees suggests the need to move safely on thin tree branches could explain why early #hominins that could walk upright kept their tree-climbing adaptations

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

EurekAlert!How much time did our ancestors spend up trees? Studying these chimpanzees might help us find outA new study on savannah-living chimpanzees could help answer some of paleoanthropology’s oldest questions about the origins of walking on two legs. Some theories suggest that the spread of savannahs pushed hominins to walk upright on the ground, a more efficient way to move in this environment. But many early hominins are still well-adapted for climbing. The study found that chimpanzees living in a savannah-mosaic environment continued foraging in trees, and spent most time in trees foraging for the most abundant or nutritious foods. These results suggest that those arboreal adaptations remained critical for early hominins’ survival after bipedalism appeared. They might even have contributed to the development of walking on two feet.  
#science#primates#evolution
AnnaAnthro

People who farm rice are more collectivistic than people assigned to farm wheat | Nature from @clive

“In this study, we take advantage of a unique time when the Chinese govt quasi-randomly assigned people to farm rice or wheat in two state farms that are otherwise nearly identical.

The rice farmers show less individualism, more loyalty/nepotism toward a friend over a stranger, and more relational thought style.”

#anthropology #geography

nature.com/articles/s41467-024

NaturePeople quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice are more collectivistic than people assigned to farm wheat - Nature CommunicationsAccording to the rice theory, the demands of rice farming might make cultures more collectivistic. Here the authors provide evidence in support of this theory by showing that Chinese farmers who were quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice score higher on measures related to collectivism than those assigned to farm wheat.
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GhostOnTheHalfShell

@economics-that-works
@anthropology
30 min

Anthropology informed ponderings on our worst time line. He has some interesting comments about just how unhealthy dominance hierarchies are.

And why what we might generally think of is greedy or power, grasping maneuvers used to be fairly self limiting.

Especially our kind of design to be held in check by the people around us in our own community

youtube.com/watch?v=7ebhXFuPkR

YouTubeHow Inequality of Wealth and Power are like Obesity and DiabetesBy WHAT IS POLITICS?
#politics#economics#anthropology
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GhostOnTheHalfShell

@anthropology

I would love any keyword terms or links if anyone has them handy the kind of papers that discuss the emergence of agriculture some 13,000 years ago as a product of climate change.

Prior to that time, the climate was far more volatile, meaning that agricultural patterns were not sustainable for an extended period of time.

Any materials related to that subject matter.

Go go duck duck ;)

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

#askfedi#anthropology
Fifi Schwarz 🖤🇪🇺 🍉✊🏿🌈🌍

Disheartening news. One of my favourite sources will stop publishing new articles. Not enough funds.
This, I'm afraid, is emblematic, of the current climate: fewer funds for relevant scientific (and reflexive) publications, combined with an overload of factoids and opinions.
wennergren.org/important-news-

The archive will remain accessible online, and hopefully here on Mastodon,
@SAPIENS_org will continue to share archived articles - which are still very interesting.

Wenner-Gren FoundationImportant News about SAPIENS
#Science#Anthropology
The Conversation U.S.

Today’s special: Meat with a side of maggots. 🪰

New research suggests Neanderthals may have eaten fermented, maggot-rich meat, not just for survival, but as a routine (and nutritious) part of their diet.

Turns out, they had quite the acquired taste.
theconversation.com/neandertha

The ConversationNeanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
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