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#anthropology #CUAA

Objectless awareness practices from Buddhist (zazen, shikantaza, objectless shamatha), Christian apophatic (Centering Prayer, hesychasm), Kabbalist (hitbodedut, devekut, ayin meditation), Hindu (nirvikalpa samādhi), entheogenic (shamanic psilocybin, ayahuasca, and related dissociative traditions), and Sufi (muraqaba) traditions act as reconfigurations of attractor landscapes as dynamical systems within the Default Mode Network; resonating quasi-stable intrinsic 'harmonic' modes.

Objectless awareness practices acting on the Default Mode Network; resonate quasi-stable intrinsic 'harmonic' modes.

#meditation #prayer #mystical #practices #entheogen #DMN #fractal #attractors #resonance #philosophy #theology #anthropology #psychology #neuroscience #hypothesis

Concretely, in #anthropology we are way beyond “giving voice” to our interlocutors and no one would dare to “speak for them” any more. But what is the kind of collaboration we should strive for? How does it manifest in the way we listen? Does the often demanded “allyship” really mean being mute?

I am not even beginning to bridge from listening to understanding. This is precisely the operation that I find undertheorized in qualitative empirical research such as #anthropology & #sociology. In conversation analysis it is often intentionally bracketed out. You either have meaning or structure.

White card with drawing of trowel sticking in to top of birthday cake with red text saying happy birthday dig in

My card designs now extend to on the nose archaeology birthday nonsense 🤣

tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/4479...

#archaeology #archaeologist #archeology #archeologist #anthropology

The Longest March in English History Never Happened — King Harold Likely Sailed to the Battle of Hastings Discover how a reexamination of the history of the Battle of Hastings revealed that King Harold likely didn't walk there.

The Longest March in English History Never Happened — King Harold Likely Sailed to the Battle of Hastings. Via @discover.magazine #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

Basket Weaving

#Logos #TheAnthropicPrinciple
#BasketWeaving #Anthropology #Art #Crafts #Inspiration #Drive #Compulsions #Designs #Advancements

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Basket Weaving

#Logos #TheAnthropicPrinciple
#BasketWeaving #Anthropology #Art #Crafts #Inspiration #Drive #Compulsions #Designs #Advancements

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Basket Weaving

#Logos #TheAnthropicPrinciple
#BasketWeaving #Anthropology #Art #Crafts #Inspiration #Drive #Compulsions #Designs #Advancements

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Basketmaker Culture

#History #Art #Anthropology

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Basketmaker Culture

#History #Art #Anthropology

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Ancient DNA Reveals How Farming Spread in the Southern Andes of Argentina Learn more about how some hunter-gatherers in the Southern Andes adopted maize farming.

Ancient DNA Reveals How Farming Spread in the Southern Andes of #Argentina 🇦🇷. Via @discover.magazine #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #Agriculture 🧑‍🌾 #Farming 🚜 #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 www.discovermagazine.com/ancient-dna-...

The real reason you can't find love in a lopsided numbers game For the first time, more men than women are "marrying up" the education ladder, toppling a millennia-old tradition, an exclusive ABC analysis has revealed. #education #marriage #relationships #demographics #gender #equality #roles #anthropology #economic #trends #indicators

For the first time, more men than women are "marrying up" the education ladder, toppling a millennia-old tradition, an exclusive ABC analysis has revealed. #education #marriage #relationships #demographics #gender #equality #roles #anthropology #economic #trends #indicators

On planetary change and human health MIT anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas reflects on the connection between planetary and human well-being and makes the case that "Climate change is not solely, or even fundamentally, a technological...

Brilliant #research + insights from anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas ~ on the connection between human health and planetary change: news.mit.edu/2020/planeta...
#health #planetaryhealth #wellbeing #anthropology #diabetes #MIT #livablefuture #planetearth #innovation #humanity #science #socialscience

RobinReach

Think the Amish are one-size-fits-all? Think again. The hidden diversity is real, with 36 affiliations and rules that often conflict 🧩🎥
Watch now:
https://youtu.be/Y0eMk8WFY0A
#Amish #Culture #History #Anthropology

Mapuche chemamüll (wooden funerary statues) at the anthropology museum in Chile. They were used to mark graves and represent the deceased.

I found the extraordinary interesting! I might have taken dozens of photos of them.

#Anthropology #Travel #Photography #Museum

The Long-Lost Bones of The Fourth Musketeer May Have Been Found The swashbuckling 1844 adventures of French author Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers were not entirely a work of fiction.

The Long-Lost Bones of The Fourth Musketeer May Have Been Found. Via @sciencealert #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology

Oldest Dog DNA Ever Found Reveals How Ancient Our Friendship Really Is The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years – 5,000 years earlier than had previously been thought, new research said Wednesday.

Oldest Dog DNA Ever Found Reveals How Ancient Our Friendship Really Is. Via @sciencealert #Dog #Dogs #Doggo #Doggos #Pets #archeology #History #Anthropology #sociology #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬

Meat, brains and the making of us 🧠🥩 How did our ancestors’ diets shape humanity? Join us for this free lecture, Friday, April 10 in Tempe, AZ! iho.asu.edu/events #anthropology #paleoanthropology #humanorigins #nutrition

Available now from Human Organization: Leftovers and Left Behind: Embodied Hunger and Shame in Rural Kentucky's Charitable Food System by Alisha D. Mays
doi.org/10.1080/0018...

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #HumanOrganization

Masripithecus: A new Miocene ape from Egypt sheds light on the origins of modern apes In a study published in Science, an international research team from the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (Egypt) and the University of Southern California (U.S.) describe Masripithe...

#Paleontology #Anthropology #Primates

What Role Did Children Play in the Rise of Civilization? New evidence from Natufian beads in prehistoric Israel shows children actively shaped symbolic culture and social complexity before farming.

A recent study challenges many long-held assumptions about prehistoric peoples and the rise of civilization.
#Archaeology #Israel #Prehistoric #beads #Children #anthropology #History

www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancien...

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The Mycenaeans By Louise Schofield

discounted because of highlighting, but otherwise the work is in very good condition.
#booksky #mycenaeans #greekmyth #witchsky #pagansky #booksforsale #history #anthropology #archaeology

Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.

Wonderful research from @projectceti.bsky.social
showing other sperm whales, including non-kin, attending the birthing process of a female. #whales #cetaceans #childbirth #assistedbirth #anthropology #biology #animalcognition

Postdoctoral Fellowships Kiel University Germany 2026 | HigherJobz Apply for postdoctoral fellowships at Kiel University Germany. €3200 stipend, 2-year research position. Deadline April 30, 2026.

🎓 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cultural Anthropology – Kiel University, Germany
🌍 Work on socio-environmental change, sustainability & interdisciplinary research projects
🎓 Eligibility: PhD
⏰ Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
🔗 higherjobz.com/postdoctoral...
#Postdoc #Anthropology @uni-kiel.de

⚖️🧩❓#EAZ 60 (1): New publication announcement
Are we building prehistoric archaeology on secure foundations – or on assumptions we stopped questioning decades ago? Silviane Scharl explores in her latest book review:
doi.org/10.54799/VOC...
#archaeology #research #anthropology #prehistory

Affordability & accessibility matter when choosing course texts. We’ve curated #Anthropology books, simply filter by your subject area & browse our suggested titles: bit.ly/3NAzFKT

All books are available to request as FREE inspection copies via their product pages.

#academicsky #humanities

Culture In popular uses of ‘culture’, the term often refers to sets of artistic accomplishments or pleasant manners. In anthropology, however, ‘culture’ means something much broader and its use includes all t...

🚨 New #OEA entry alert!

Often misunderstood, #culture is central to #anthropology. Christoph Brumann revisits its origins, debates its limits, and reframes it as a flexible analytical tool for understanding shared human life.

Read it now #OpenAccess 👇🏼
www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/culture

Archaeoethnologica: Sacred Landscapes in scene - Book / Paisagens Sagradas em Cena - Livro

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/03/pais...

#Ethnography #Anthropology #history #SacredLandscapes #HistoryofReligions #lanscape #books #openaccess

Archaeoethnologica: Sacred Landscapes in scene - Book / Paisagens Sagradas em Cena - Livro

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/03/pais...

#Ethnography #Anthropology #history #SacredLandscapes #HistoryofReligions #lanscape #books #openaccess