Hunter-gatherers do not always seek total equality, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t egalitarian.

Beyond egalitarian societies: Egalitarianism as a human universal - Volume 49

Mushroom foraging is an art of active perception that deserves to be studied with patience, taught with rigor, and passed on to future generations with contagious enthusiasm.

Hunter-gatherers do not always seek total equality, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t egalitarian.

Egalitarianism is not Equality: Moving from outcome to process in the study of human political organisation

Gender is critical to understanding how egalitarianism works - Volume 49

Beyond egalitarian societies: Egalitarianism as a human universal - Volume 49

The role of know-how copying in and beyond social tinkering - Volume 49

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Extensive discussion attends to the disadvantages of shifting from mobile hunter-gatherer subsistence  to sedentary living. Fewer studies have investigated

PDF | Anthropologists have noted, time and again, that cultural norms and institutions often (1) are “functional,” providing context-relevant benefits,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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CES will give out two awards of up to $3000 each to support research projects in cultural evolution. To learn more about the Advancing Cultural Evolution (ACE) initiative, see here. Deadline: Appli...

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Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking

Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking

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The peopling of Remote Oceania involved some of humanity’s greatest expansions into the open ocean. Ancient DNA spanning the last 3,000 years from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Tonga reveals...