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Human: Do you ever get lost in thought thinking about ancient homonids, their lives and cultures, what we had in common and what is forever lost? This is more about fantasy than anything concerete, but do you guys ever just let your mind wander about what life was really like for people living in the distant past? Th...	Human: Do you ever get lost in thought thinking about ancient homonids, their lives and cultures, what we had in common and what is forever lost? This is more about fantasy than anything concerete, but do you guys ever just let your mind wander about what life was really like for people living in the distant past? Th...
Human: What careers outside of anthropology do anthropology majors most often (or are more than likely to) get into? Title says it all Assistant: I'm, uh, doing a long-term, immersive study of local kitchens and the culture of restaurant workers. It's an unauthorized participant observation, really - they're even pa...	Human: What careers outside of anthropology do anthropology majors most often (or are more than likely to) get into? Title says it all Assistant: Anthro grads are peppered throughout the government, NGO, and international organization space - especially those connected to development or humanitarian work. I've know...
Human: Funniest response you’ve ever gotten when telling someone you’re an anthropologist? This is a question for any professional anthropologists or students of anthropology. When you tell people what you do or what you study and people don’t know what it is, what’s the funniest thing they’ve assumed that it is? E...	Human: Funniest response you’ve ever gotten when telling someone you’re an anthropologist? This is a question for any professional anthropologists or students of anthropology. When you tell people what you do or what you study and people don’t know what it is, what’s the funniest thing they’ve assumed that it is? E...
Human: Why does the lack of neanderthal mitochondrial DNA in modern humans suggest it was male neanderthals and female homo sapiens who were successfully interbreeding? That's the claim made on wikipedia here. >No evidence of Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA has been found in modern humans.[29][30][31] This suggests th...	Human: Why does the lack of neanderthal mitochondrial DNA in modern humans suggest it was male neanderthals and female homo sapiens who were successfully interbreeding? That's the claim made on wikipedia here. >No evidence of Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA has been found in modern humans.[29][30][31] This suggests th...
Human: Is there a book or docu about the evolution of ideas, beliefs, values and just the overal zeitgeist throughout humanity's history? Is there a book or docu about the evolution of ideas, beliefs, values and just the overal zeitgeist throughout humanity's history? Assistant: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...	Human: Is there a book or docu about the evolution of ideas, beliefs, values and just the overal zeitgeist throughout humanity's history? Is there a book or docu about the evolution of ideas, beliefs, values and just the overal zeitgeist throughout humanity's history? Assistant: Would the change in scientific belief...
Human: What did ancient people think about farting? We now understand that the breakdown of food inside the stomache releases gases which have to be expelled, hence the invisible "wind" which pops or erupts from inside us. But what were early humans' explanations for why an input of solids should lead to an output of...	Human: What did ancient people think about farting? We now understand that the breakdown of food inside the stomache releases gases which have to be expelled, hence the invisible "wind" which pops or erupts from inside us. But what were early humans' explanations for why an input of solids should lead to an output of...
Human: Before the war in Ukraine, I was researching how Russian youth engages with political content online. What do I do now? Discussing politics has become a lot more dangerous, potential informants refuse to give interviews (often simply ignoring my requests), it is impossible to conduct questionnaires (for the sa...	Human: Before the war in Ukraine, I was researching how Russian youth engages with political content online. What do I do now? Discussing politics has become a lot more dangerous, potential informants refuse to give interviews (often simply ignoring my requests), it is impossible to conduct questionnaires (for the sa...
Human: What is known about the people of North Sentinel Island? The people on this island are estimated to have arrived on the island 50,000 years ago. They have remained in genetic and cultural isolation since before the neanderthal went extinct. Studying them seems like it would be an anthropological gold mine of i...	Human: What is known about the people of North Sentinel Island? The people on this island are estimated to have arrived on the island 50,000 years ago. They have remained in genetic and cultural isolation since before the neanderthal went extinct. Studying them seems like it would be an anthropological gold mine of i...
Human: Looking for a documentary about the factors leading to European colonialism and dominance A couple of years ago I saw a documentary I'd love to watch again, but I don't remember the title. It might have been from the 90s, early 2000s. Hope somebody can help me and discuss if the themes touched in it are valid!...	Human: Looking for a documentary about the factors leading to European colonialism and dominance A couple of years ago I saw a documentary I'd love to watch again, but I don't remember the title. It might have been from the 90s, early 2000s. Hope somebody can help me and discuss if the themes touched in it are valid!...
Human: I heard from someone that native Americans didn’t have a concept of illegitimate children And even if the child was of Europeion decsent they would be treated equally. Is that correct? Assistant: Generally anyone who makes blanket statements about "Native Americans" should be questioned, since the term encomp...	Human: I heard from someone that native Americans didn’t have a concept of illegitimate children And even if the child was of Europeion decsent they would be treated equally. Is that correct? Assistant: The news media Vox is currently doing a series with Netflix (where you can also watch it) called Explained. One ep...
Human: Is there any option where I can read anthropological research papers for free? Assistant: Hahaha, no one is going to say it? Sure, you can try the "email the author" route--but I don't think this works as often or as quickly as anyone here is suggesting. And then there is this other method you could use. ...	Human: Is there any option where I can read anthropological research papers for free? Assistant: You can always find abstracts and author names for papers. If it strikes your interest, email the corresponding author. They usually are happy to share.
Human: How can culture influence our sexual attraction to other human beings? Hello all, First of all, sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I am curious to hear about how our culture can influence who we might be sexually attracted too. I have heard arguments from others that who we find attractive in ...	Human: How can culture influence our sexual attraction to other human beings? Hello all, First of all, sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I am curious to hear about how our culture can influence who we might be sexually attracted too. I have heard arguments from others that who we find attractive in ...
Human: anthropology book recs??? anything religious, mental illness, or death practice related hey all!! I was just curious to see if anyone had any book recommendations relating to the subjects listed above? I've really only been able to find text books, and as interested as I am, I don't exactly have the money to s...	Human: anthropology book recs??? anything religious, mental illness, or death practice related hey all!! I was just curious to see if anyone had any book recommendations relating to the subjects listed above? I've really only been able to find text books, and as interested as I am, I don't exactly have the money to s...
Human: How do anthropologists go from raw observation and field notes to a coherent book or article? Given that anthropology is based on extensive qualitative observation, often without a clear focus initially, how do anthropologists deal with what must be an overwhelming pile of notes? In quant research, you can sta...	Human: How do anthropologists go from raw observation and field notes to a coherent book or article? Given that anthropology is based on extensive qualitative observation, often without a clear focus initially, how do anthropologists deal with what must be an overwhelming pile of notes? In quant research, you can sta...
Human: There is a name for a condition/syndrome/disease that some authors have assigned to the modern way of life and thinking. I can't recall it and am trying to remember it. I do remember that the concept is thought of as being originally described by Native Americans when Westerners came to their lands. That it in...	Human: There is a name for a condition/syndrome/disease that some authors have assigned to the modern way of life and thinking. I can't recall it and am trying to remember it. I do remember that the concept is thought of as being originally described by Native Americans when Westerners came to their lands. That it in...
Human: What are some good books or reading lists medical anthropologists are reading or having their class read? I am a physician assistant student with a background in anthropology. I am really interested in reproductive issues as well as class disparities. I have read a lot of Paul Farmer and Alison Heller. Current...	Human: What are some good books or reading lists medical anthropologists are reading or having their class read? I am a physician assistant student with a background in anthropology. I am really interested in reproductive issues as well as class disparities. I have read a lot of Paul Farmer and Alison Heller. Current...
Human: Those who have an Anthropology degree, what is your career? Do you use your degree at work? In what ways do you feel you utilize your anthropology degree if you work in a field not typically associated with Anthropology? Assistant: I have a B.A. in anthropology. I’m a medical student now, and find that anthro...	Human: Those who have an Anthropology degree, what is your career? Do you use your degree at work? In what ways do you feel you utilize your anthropology degree if you work in a field not typically associated with Anthropology? Assistant: Only have my Bachelor's degree. Tried working with my tribe's THPO office, mos...
Human: How was childhood in prehistoric times? Do we know what kind of responsibilities children had? Is there any evidence for them participating in activities like hunting and such to the extent of adults? By what age could they look after themselves? What did they do for fun? Assistant: I have lived and worked wi...	Human: How was childhood in prehistoric times? Do we know what kind of responsibilities children had? Is there any evidence for them participating in activities like hunting and such to the extent of adults? By what age could they look after themselves? What did they do for fun? Assistant: I think it was in Geneviev...
Human: Best Books on Pacific Islands Hello ! I'm looking for book recommendations on Pacific Island peoples. What are some of the most up-to-date books on Polynesian cultures, histories and archaeology ?? I've only recently started reading anthropology- I'm loving Steven Mithen's After the Ice and am looking for so...	Human: Best Books on Pacific Islands Hello ! I'm looking for book recommendations on Pacific Island peoples. What are some of the most up-to-date books on Polynesian cultures, histories and archaeology ?? I've only recently started reading anthropology- I'm loving Steven Mithen's After the Ice and am looking for so...
Human: Are there any cultures where men are berated for promiscuity? I asked here before about the study of sexuality in anthropology. I looked at one of the sources linked. It noted that in the societies surveyed, premarital sex is disapproved of for women in 65 percent of societies and for men in 45 percent. The ge...	Human: Are there any cultures where men are berated for promiscuity? I asked here before about the study of sexuality in anthropology. I looked at one of the sources linked. It noted that in the societies surveyed, premarital sex is disapproved of for women in 65 percent of societies and for men in 45 percent. The ge...
Human: When you told people you were majoring in anthropology what was a common answer you got? I recently declared an anthro major and a common response i get is “so you like dinosaurs”… it kind of annoys me because people r really so uneducated on what anthropologist really do Assistant: I told someone about my Ma...	Human: When you told people you were majoring in anthropology what was a common answer you got? I recently declared an anthro major and a common response i get is “so you like dinosaurs”… it kind of annoys me because people r really so uneducated on what anthropologist really do Assistant: Varied responses ranging f...
Human: Anthropologists what do you do as a job? I am studying anthropology in my university and I was wondering what are some of the jobs you guys been doing after you graduated it? I want to hear some ideas that can suggest me in the types of jobs and research I want to partake in. :) Assistant: MA in anthropology ...	Human: Anthropologists what do you do as a job? I am studying anthropology in my university and I was wondering what are some of the jobs you guys been doing after you graduated it? I want to hear some ideas that can suggest me in the types of jobs and research I want to partake in. :) Assistant: Look into UX Resear...
Human: When do you become an anthropologist? Is it during your studies? Is it after you get your degree? When? Assistant: A lot of the comments here seem like pretty arbitrary gatekeeping. I would take the broader view that you’re an anthropologist if you exercise your anthropological knowledge and training in whate...	Human: When do you become an anthropologist? Is it during your studies? Is it after you get your degree? When? Assistant: I've heard "after you've done fieldwork"
Human: As anthropologists, how do you reconcile cultural relativism in a world where "objectively" terrible cultural practices remain extant? This may turn out to be a complete non issue within the community, or indeed I may be completely misunderstanding the theory, but I find it hard to believe anyone would advocat...	Human: As anthropologists, how do you reconcile cultural relativism in a world where "objectively" terrible cultural practices remain extant? This may turn out to be a complete non issue within the community, or indeed I may be completely misunderstanding the theory, but I find it hard to believe anyone would advocat...
Human: Is there anyone here that still use pencil sketch instead of camera for your Ethnographic work? I was wondering if I could use the old pencil and paper again because sometimes there are times when I couldn't use my camera. If anyone here still doing ethnographic sketch, could ypu please share about it? Assist...	Human: Is there anyone here that still use pencil sketch instead of camera for your Ethnographic work? I was wondering if I could use the old pencil and paper again because sometimes there are times when I couldn't use my camera. If anyone here still doing ethnographic sketch, could ypu please share about it? Assist...
Human: Which cultures had a strong reverence for the importance of a "sacred clown"? Comedy and satire are ubiquitous human traits and are used to great effect as entertainment but I'm extremely interested in the history of comedy/satire as an essential counterpoint to the human condition, specifically as a palatable...	Human: Which cultures had a strong reverence for the importance of a "sacred clown"? Comedy and satire are ubiquitous human traits and are used to great effect as entertainment but I'm extremely interested in the history of comedy/satire as an essential counterpoint to the human condition, specifically as a palatable...
Human: Please recommend me some good anthropological books! I am so fascinated by all aspects of anthropology and I really just want to dig in to something good and it’s hard to find the right suggestions online, so please help me out! Assistant: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/wiki/readinglist	Human: Please recommend me some good anthropological books! I am so fascinated by all aspects of anthropology and I really just want to dig in to something good and it’s hard to find the right suggestions online, so please help me out! Assistant: I second the other comments, I've got a ton but it would help a bit if...
Human: Can anyone tell me by these pictures which hominids these are? http://imgur.com/a/oDQjV To me the first one is homo heidelbergensis and the second picture is the homo erectus but I'm just not sure. Also I apologize for the less than decent pictures. Assistant: The top one got us all. It's DNH 7 (P. robustus...	Human: Can anyone tell me by these pictures which hominids these are? http://imgur.com/a/oDQjV To me the first one is homo heidelbergensis and the second picture is the homo erectus but I'm just not sure. Also I apologize for the less than decent pictures. Assistant: The second one has quite a prominent saggital c...
Human: Looking for help: Religious identity, islam I am writing an essay on religious identity - specifically I’m studying the multiplicity of ways of living religion. Being such a personal thing everyone has a personal way of dealing with religious matters. Its an interesting theme because religion (in this case Is...	Human: Looking for help: Religious identity, islam I am writing an essay on religious identity - specifically I’m studying the multiplicity of ways of living religion. Being such a personal thing everyone has a personal way of dealing with religious matters. Its an interesting theme because religion (in this case Is...
Human: Has Anyone Here Gotten a Masters in Anthropology With a Bachelors in Something Completely Different? So, I have a degree in flute performance. Not at all related to anthropology, I know. I did take anthropology, and specifically Archaeology electives through my degree. At the end of this year I’ll have enou...	Human: Has Anyone Here Gotten a Masters in Anthropology With a Bachelors in Something Completely Different? So, I have a degree in flute performance. Not at all related to anthropology, I know. I did take anthropology, and specifically Archaeology electives through my degree. At the end of this year I’ll have enou...
Human: Minor/Double major with Anthropology? I am in college doing a BA in Anthropology, and want to know what minors/majors are best to pair with it. My goal is to become an archaeologist or conservationist. My top choices are Chemistry (good for archaeology and field work) or Art History. My only concern is that I ...	Human: Minor/Double major with Anthropology? I am in college doing a BA in Anthropology, and want to know what minors/majors are best to pair with it. My goal is to become an archaeologist or conservationist. My top choices are Chemistry (good for archaeology and field work) or Art History. My only concern is that I ...
Human: New methods in cultural anthropology (last 5 years)? I am a graduate TA in cultural anthropology. I am helping design a new course for the fall, and the professor wants me to search for new methods in cultural anthropology published in the last \~5 years. It can be "any method, but must have a specific focus, ...	Human: New methods in cultural anthropology (last 5 years)? I am a graduate TA in cultural anthropology. I am helping design a new course for the fall, and the professor wants me to search for new methods in cultural anthropology published in the last \~5 years. It can be "any method, but must have a specific focus, ...
Human: How to convert a cookie recipe to make one big cookie? My son loves the story ‘Roule la galette’ which is about a big galette bretonne type cookie. He asked if we could bake the cookie from his story. I find plenty of recipes for normal galette bretonne cookies, including this one (in French) which decorates i...	Human: How to convert a cookie recipe to make one big cookie? My son loves the story ‘Roule la galette’ which is about a big galette bretonne type cookie. He asked if we could bake the cookie from his story. I find plenty of recipes for normal galette bretonne cookies, including this one (in French) which decorates i...
Human: Learn from my blunder: Frangipane is NOT Frangipani I visit too many culinary sites than what is good for me. I had heard Frangipane flavour mentioned somewhere, and while browsing Amazon i saw Frangipani essence. I jumped and ordered it. Got the product and tried it... it was too sweet-smelling, like a soap...	Human: Learn from my blunder: Frangipane is NOT Frangipani I visit too many culinary sites than what is good for me. I had heard Frangipane flavour mentioned somewhere, and while browsing Amazon i saw Frangipani essence. I jumped and ordered it. Got the product and tried it... it was too sweet-smelling, like a soap...
Human: My chocolate croissants turned into massive puffy messes. What did I do wrong? I spent two days religiously following these recipes from Food and Wine: croissant dough pain au chocolat When it was time for my croissants to proof, they expanded into MASSIVE puffy messes. I baked them anyway, because at that ...	Human: My chocolate croissants turned into massive puffy messes. What did I do wrong? I spent two days religiously following these recipes from Food and Wine: croissant dough pain au chocolat When it was time for my croissants to proof, they expanded into MASSIVE puffy messes. I baked them anyway, because at that ...
Human: Can I do an overnight rise for all bread doughs? I like the idea of doing a cold rise for my bread since it spreads out the work over a couple of days instead of 1. I know you have to let the dough rise once, then again after shaping. My questions: Can I just stick any bread dough in the fridge for an overnig...	Human: Can I do an overnight rise for all bread doughs? I like the idea of doing a cold rise for my bread since it spreads out the work over a couple of days instead of 1. I know you have to let the dough rise once, then again after shaping. My questions: Can I just stick any bread dough in the fridge for an overnig...
Human: Why don't TV/YouTube bakers use cake strips? I first heard of cake strips on the Preppy Kitchen YouTube channel. These look like simple, reusable tools to get even cake layers. My only question is: if these are so helpful why aren't these featured more often in other cooking shows or cake tutorials online? ...	Human: Why don't TV/YouTube bakers use cake strips? I first heard of cake strips on the Preppy Kitchen YouTube channel. These look like simple, reusable tools to get even cake layers. My only question is: if these are so helpful why aren't these featured more often in other cooking shows or cake tutorials online? ...
Human: Swap cheesecake layer in Nadiya’s brownie recipe Hi all- I’m working my way through Nadiya Bakes which just recently released on Netflix. My husband was definitely interested in her “money can’t buy happiness” brownie recipe and I am as well, except the top layer of orange cheesecake is really throwing me off....	Human: Swap cheesecake layer in Nadiya’s brownie recipe Hi all- I’m working my way through Nadiya Bakes which just recently released on Netflix. My husband was definitely interested in her “money can’t buy happiness” brownie recipe and I am as well, except the top layer of orange cheesecake is really throwing me off....
Human: How to get cookies that have cracks on the surface, are crunchy on the outside yet chewy in the middle? Do baking temps or mixing methods have anything to do with this? I follow a baking Instagram and the woman who runs it posts delicious pictures of cookies all the time. A lot of her pictures are what I deem ...	Human: How to get cookies that have cracks on the surface, are crunchy on the outside yet chewy in the middle? Do baking temps or mixing methods have anything to do with this? I follow a baking Instagram and the woman who runs it posts delicious pictures of cookies all the time. A lot of her pictures are what I deem ...
Human: Storing vanilla beans? Hi all! I’m being gifted a whole bundle of vanilla beans, about 70 beans altogether. I’m a pretty avid home baker and can’t wait to use these beauties, but just wondering if anyone has any tips on storage of them?! I’ve also never made homemade vanilla extract so that’s something I might...	Human: Storing vanilla beans? Hi all! I’m being gifted a whole bundle of vanilla beans, about 70 beans altogether. I’m a pretty avid home baker and can’t wait to use these beauties, but just wondering if anyone has any tips on storage of them?! I’ve also never made homemade vanilla extract so that’s something I might...