
‘Old Bones in Boxes’: Lessons On Race and Physical Anthropology
The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. […]
2 months agoA space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. […]
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