Posts tagged: Anthropology

Black History Month: Allison Davis, pioneering scholar of racism

His landmark contributions to anthropology have faded from memory, despite real-world policy impact during the mid-20th century. He was the first African-American full-time professor at a predominantly-white university, and his research was cited in Brown v. Board of Education.

Hobbits Were Real!

Homo floresiensis was 3’6″ tall and lived 800 million years ago in Middle Earth Indonesia.