Blog Posts

  • AI Applications in Digital Archaeology

    Digital archeology uses technology for research, analysis, and documentation of discoveries. AI promises to take digital archeology even further with faster, more accurate, and less intrusive discovery, extraction, and analysis. Despite AI’s transformative potential, several challenges must be addressed to facilitate its widespread adoption in archaeology. Traditional data collection and analysis tools and methods are…

  • Trepanation – Understanding the Ancient Practice of Cranial Drilling

    Trepanation, the ancient practice of drilling or scraping a hole into the human skull, is one of humanity’s earliest known surgical interventions. Archaeology says this tradition stretches back thousands of years across civilizations and countries. Although dangerous, trepanned skulls are essential in ancient civilizations’ knowledge of health and the body. Historical records and archaeological findings…

  • Recognizing the Warning Signs of Genocide – Preventing Mass Atrocities

    Understanding and addressing the warning signs of genocide plays a pivotal role in preventing mass atrocities. Genocide does not occur spontaneously; instead, it follows a path marked by identifiable patterns and behaviors. You might observe the early stages of genocide in subtle but alarming ways, such as the deliberate polarization of communities, targeted propaganda, and…

  • Archaeologists Find Presumptive Remains of Mudslide Victim Jack Cantin

    Danielle Kurin was a University of California anthropologist when she successfully led a team of students and researchers in a search for what happened to the remains of 17-year old Jack Cantin, an Eagle Scout who passed away in January 2018 due to a mudslide in Montecito. In 2021, three years after the teenager was…

  • Role of Technology in Anthropological Work

    Anthropology, the study of human societies and cultures, has long focused on understanding the intricacies of human behavior and societal structures. Traditionally, anthropologists relied on immersive fieldwork, participant observation, and ethnographic research methods to unravel the mysteries of different cultures. However, technology has revolutionized how anthropologists conduct their work, opening new avenues for research, analysis,…

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