This is part three (final) of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. Sorry, it was delayed, but Black History need not be confined to a single month anyway. The northern regions of the United States were long […]
In the month of February, I was working on a series for Black History Month. Unfortunately, midway through the series, the Rockstar Anthro Pup, died. I took a couple weeks away from writing while working Read More
Black History Series: The Liberated African Graveyard of St. Helena,
This is part two of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. In this second part, I’ll discuss the Read More
Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The
Because World Anthropology Day and Black History Month occur in the same month, and I wanted to spend some time talking about a topic I love (re: that February holiday day about love). I decided Read More
Tales from the Grave: Concha Bullosa
This is a small series that will focus on some of the types of trauma, pathology, interesting variations and degeneration I examined while in Cyprus at the Odyssey Field School. Please note that the images Read More
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Forensic Anthropology In a
I’m super excited to write this post because it means I did something really cool! I originally had this scheduled to post two weeks after I returned, but I wanted to compare my experience Read More
Death at Birth: The Earliest Known Prehistoric Twins
Imagine the scene… It’s the Neolitic (or New Stone Age) period and the place is an area that is now known as Irkutsk, Russia, one of the largest Siberian cities. A women is laid Read More
Reconstructing The Past: Studio EIS (A Docu-Portrait)
Originally published on Anthropology News Everyday Anthropology Myeashea Alexander Almost every weekend for over a year, I left NYC on a 6:30 am southbound bus to Washington, DC. When I arrived, I would quickly grab breakfast Read More
I was in middle school when “The Craft” came out. The movie went as follows: A high school girl transfers into a seedy Hollywood high school and meets 3 outcasts. They befriend her as they soon Read More
A few days ago, an article began to circulate about a medieval burial that revealed evidence that the people of the time and area had laid a vampire to rest. This is exciting for all Read More
Laid To Rest- Part 4 of the Series on the
By October 2003, the remains that were sent to Howard University, were ready to make their final journey.Read More
Early NYC and The Robbers of the Grave (Archaeology of
Note: As you read, learn and engage with this series of articles, there are some other themes that I encourage you to think about, and try to make connections to as you follow: The culture Read More
New York's Slave Past: The History and Archaeology of the
“New York City, 1741. A growing population of slaves and indentured white laborers had city authorities on edge. When a series of fires broke out in March and April, suspicion fell on a conspiracy of these Read More
Mummies and Virility in the Afterlife
The Presence of Genitalia on Ancient Egyptian Mummies In the summer of 2011, I was hired at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute for a traveling exhibit called “Mummies of the World”. The traveling exhibition contained some of Read More