The recent arrival at Princeton of J. Kēhaulani Kauanui as the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Professor of Indigenous Studies marks a ...

Penn Museum finds more remains believed to belong to Delisha Africa, a child victim of the 1986 MOVE bombing, during an ...

The mass execution of children was seen as not only a way to calm the rain god, but for a time it helped the community deal ...

For some, a cross-country trip means a chance to get a sense of life beyond the highways and byways. However, in his most ...

On Nov. 13, Penn museum published a statement — titled “Towards a Respectful Resolution” — where they said an “ongoing ...

The museum previously consisted of separate museums known as the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and the Glenn A. Black ...

Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination at Princeton University: Princeton University believes that commitment to principles of fairness and respect for all is favorable to the free and open exchange ...

Margaret Boone Rappaport, PhD, possesses a rich history in anthropology, health sciences and artificial intelligence ...

A study suggests that the human act of kissing is a remnant of grooming, in which great apes use lip suction to clean the fur ...

"My work is deeply influenced by the cabinet of curiosities—odd objects that may not be easily categorized," the artist says.

Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past cultures.

The presence of pets has gained such momentum that now October 27 is considered the Day of the Dead for pets, and the ...