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Part Three of the Black History Month Series: From NYC to St. Helena, the Graves of African Diaspora Speak

April 15, 2019

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 […]

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In Loving Tribute to my Rockstar Anthro Four-Legged Crew

March 6, 2019

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

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Black History Series: The Liberated African Graveyard of St. Helena,

February 8, 2019

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

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Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The

January 31, 2019

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

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Tales from the Grave: Concha Bullosa

September 27, 2018

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

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Forensic Anthropology In a

August 29, 2018

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

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Death at Birth: The Earliest Known Prehistoric Twins

vvrj0 July 7, 2015

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

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Reconstructing The Past: Studio EIS (A Docu-Portrait)

Myeashea Alexander June 22, 2015

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

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The Bones of Monsters: Witches (Part 2)

Myeashea Alexander October 28, 2014

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

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The Bones of Monsters: Vampires (Part1)

Myeashea Alexander October 15, 2014

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

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The mummified remains of an ancient necropolis worker

Myeashea Alexander June 23, 2014

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Laid To Rest- Part 4 of the Series on the

Myeashea Alexander March 3, 2014

By October 2003, the remains that were sent to Howard University, were ready to make their final journey.Read More

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Early NYC and The Robbers of the Grave (Archaeology of

Myeashea Alexander February 24, 2014

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

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New York's Slave Past: The History and Archaeology of the

Myeashea Alexander February 20, 2014

“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

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Mummies and Virility in the Afterlife

Myeashea Alexander September 20, 2012

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

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