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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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3 years ago

Some of our top search terms for eHRAF World Cultures last month include: "burial shroud", "poison", "corpse", "predator", "beard", and "tea".

Hope you're all doing okay!

#anthrotwitter #academictwitter #eHRAF

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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4 years ago

Knowledge is power: anthropology of proverbs Proverbs are a simple way of expressing a well-known truth or adage based on common sense or experience. They are usually considered to be imbued with ancestral wisdom, passed down from generation to generation until they become part of a ...

Start your weekend reading with an anthropology of proverbs:#hraf #ehraf #anthrotwitter #paremiology

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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5 years ago

Here’s the history behind these no-touch greetings From the Thai wai to the Zambian cup-and-clap, these no-contact salutes convey respect and welcome.

For some cultures, no-contact greetings are rooted in tradition.

#anthropology #ehraf #culture

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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6 years ago

🍀 St Patrick's Day 🍀

Our brief cross-cultural posts featuring eHRAF are useful online learning tools that are easy to share with students.More e-learning tips coming soon! #eHRAF

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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6 years ago

HRAF 2019 in Review & 2020 Preview Welcome to 2020! It’s time for our annual News & Notes recap and preview. This post will summarize our highlights from the previous year, as well as what you can expect to see from HRAF over the next 12 months. 2019 in Review Did you know ...

🌐 2020 Vision! For a summary of HRAF's activities for 2019 & 2020, check out our annual News & Notes#HRAF #eHRAF #ethnography #anthropology #ethnology #news #recap #preview #beta

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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7 years ago

Campfire Tales Served as Early Human Social Media During the day, the Kalahari Bushmen tend to gossip and talk of economics, but at night they bond and tell cultural stories around a fire.

Campfire Tales Served as Early Human Social Mediavia @LiveScience #hraf #humanrelationsareafiles #ehraf #anthropology

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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8 years ago

Featured Culture: Aztecs, cosmology, and ancient rituals in eHRAF The Aztec Empire constituted the greatest empire in Mesoamerican prehistory, both territorially and demographically, extending from highland basins to coastal plains, valleys and lowland forests. The Mexica - as the Aztec people are known - arrived in ...

What do you know about the Mexica Sun Stone? Want to learn more about Aztec and Nahua culture? It's one of our largest collections. Learn more in our eHRAF Highlights postand check out the video from @khanacademy) #anthropology #archaeology #eHRAF

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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8 years ago

What is HRAF? Our Collections, Tools, and Projects The Human Relations Area Files at Yale University eHRAF World Cultures (ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu) and eHRAF Archaeology (ehrafarchaeology.yale.edu) are award-winning databases for cultural and archaeological research. Search across 400 cultures and archaeological traditions, 800,000 pages of ethnographic text, photographs, excavation reports, and more. Every single paragraph has been subject-indexed by anthropologists at HRAF. With over 800 cultural topics to search by (e.g. preventative medicine, gossip, etc) you can locate the precise materials you need for your research. We are more than a research collection. We are a hands-on research institute run by sponsoring member institutions across the globe. We offer personalized research assistance and anthropological guidance to member institutions worldwide, including leading free live webinars in cross-cultural research methods for undergraduate courses, and training sessions for conducting cross-cultural research (http://hraf.yale.edu/ccc/) Do you teach culture or anthropological topics? Incorporate more active-learning activities into your courses with our wealth of open-source, faculty-made classroom activities, course projects, and syllabi, many complete with SLO’s and rubrics--- all freely available at Teaching eHRAF (hraf.yale.edu/teaching-ehraf/) Find quick cross-cultural research exercises on everything from altered states of consciousness to hunter-gatherers. We offer 2-months of full institutional access for any college, university, or research institute across the globe. Doing any interesting research using eHRAF collections? We'd love to hear from you and feature your research on our website. We also welcome submissions of teaching exercises at Teaching eHRAF website, photographs to feature on our sites, and occasional guest blog posts.

Learn more about HRAF in our handy intro YouTube video#anthropology #culture #eHRAF

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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8 years ago

#HRAF providing #eHRAF research support at #SAA2017

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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University

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9 years ago

Check out "Learning by Observing: Building on Children's Resources for Learning and Teaching#stemvideohall #eHRAF

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