#historical anthropology

[friendlymeep]

Letting my anthropologist side show

#anthropology #anthropologist #history #historical anthropology #archeology #reading Microhistories by Giovanni Levi rn #and it shows

[blackcrowing]

Review of The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony

I will be upfront, it is a very technical book. If you are not well versed in the anthropological categorizing of cultures and time periods of the areas being discussed it can be very difficult to keep up with the more finite points the author is making. That being said, I had never heard of any of the specific cultures being discussed in the Danube Valley and was still able to enjoy this book and its well put together analysis of various aspects of language, culture, technological developments and shifts in behaviors and place.

If you are especially interested in any of the major themes this book discusses (which is in all honesty is an extensive list including but not limited to; the development of Indo-European language, the time periods and locations as well as likely motivation for domestication of various livestock types, the cultural effects of technological developments on the peoples of the Eurasian Steppes and their migration/trading patterns) I do highly recommend. It is heavy reading but extremely illuminating.

#The horse the wheel and language #David W Anthony #historical anthropology #anthropologist #anthropology #ancient languages #language #historical linguistics #linguistics #proto indo european #indo european #steppes #eurasian #eurasian steppe #horse #horses #husbandry #burials #Cattle #sheep #book review

[owl-fruit]

now that i’m finally going back to college and getting to explore my passion for historical anthropology, i get the fun task of figuring out how to make it my career and actually do fieldwork instead of being stuck doing armchair work

#anthropology #historical anthropology

[15-lizards]

The sequel to this: ASOIAF clothing styles!

The Westerlands and The Reach def have similar styles bc they’re so close to each other and have similar climates. Like with their hair, they love showing off their wealth and opulence, so gowns are made from the finest fabrics and are heavily detailed with embroidery, puffed sleeves, and short bodices

The North is so big that what a person wears definitely influenced by location (near the wall, near the vale, or near the riverlands) but in general, there are a lot of high necked, tight fitting gowns for practicality. Made of thick, heavy fabrics but with wide sleeves and lots of embroidery to make it look pretty!

Dorne is full of colors to offset the beige of the desert. They use a lot of long, loose, airy fabrics so that they can have detailed and intricate outfits but still be covered from the sun and not be overheated. Location determines how covered up they are because of the heat. Detailing is VERY big, especially golden embroidery and lining.

I think in the Stormlands, clothing is more durable than anything else, no wispy fabrics here.They’re fairly similar to the north, with thick and sturdy fabrics, high collars, and long sleeves to keep out the constant rain. However I think they love metal accessories and jewelry on their gowns, and put it everywhere

And the Riverlands have a much more “casual” silhouette than the Reach or the Vale, with a drop waist or a loose dress than only gives you figure when you wear a belt. Low necklines and long sleeves I think, because the weather is not freezing but not Dornish either. I think a lot of soft fabrics too, for those who can afford velvet and such

#asoiaf #fantasy clothing #please add ur own in the tags I want to see!! #the anthropology brain is on overload rn #but isn’t this fun! #since George wrote these places with historical inspirations in mind #why not use the clothing to diversify the cultures!!

[useless-catalanfacts]

In various cities of the Ancient Iberians (Ancient Iberians were the indigenous cultures that lived in the Eastern coast of the Iberian peninsula before they got conquered by the Roman empire), archaeologists have often found skulls perforated by a nail. All of them have been found in the cities located in what nowadays is the Northern half of Catalonia (Ancient Iberian cultures, though related to each other, varied a lot area to area).

These are believed to be the skulls of their enemies, who were captured and beheaded. The enemy’s heads were nailed to the city walls or above the entrance door to houses, together with their weapons. Most of these heads belonged to individuals of the male sex, though some are female and a few belonged to children.

The Ancient Iberian language hasn’t been deciphered and their contemporaries didn’t write much about them, thus many aspects of their culture aren’t known for certain. Archaeologists have the hypothesis that this practice could be related to the way Celts exhibited the heads and hands of their enemies as war trophies, or related to a belief present in the ancient Mediterranean according to which cutting someone’s head off stopped them from reaching immortality. The Gauls even passed down the beheaded heads of their enemies to their children, as a prized possession that brought prestige. It’s a possibility that Northern Iberians were in touch with this practice.

Photos from the Ancient Iberian site Ullastret (Comarques Gironines, Catalonia) posted on National Geographic. Information from Rovirà i Hortalà, 1998 and MAC Ullastret.

#història #arqueologia #ullastret #catalunya #ancient iberians #antiquity #ancient history #ancient #archaeology #archeology #protohistory #war history #historical #historical artifacts #artifacts #anthropology #bones #european history #europe

[magnetothemagnificent]

I think there should be a festival in the same vein as a Renfaire except every year it's a different time period. One year it's 1920s, another year it's Paleolithic, another year it's 1820s, another year it's 0CE, etc etc. This gives historical costumers whose niche isn't as well represented or popular to have a chance to show off their outfits *and* gives people a chance to learn about the diversity of these time periods by showcasing what different people were wearing in different parts of the world. For pre-Columbian eras, the food booths could be divided into Old World and New World so that guests could really get an idea of what food ingredients were actually available in different parts of the world before the Columbian Exchange. The festival also wouldn't focus just on Europe and would have different sections for different regions, because hey, during the European Renaissance other countries existed too.

#anthropology #historical costuming #history

[wordsmithic]

Traditional Hellenic clothing from different regions

Ήπειρος - Λιτζουριά (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Θράκη - Μεταξάδες νύφη (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Ημαθίας Αλεξάνδρειας Γιδάς (Ρουμλουκίου) (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Αιδηψός νύφη

Σκύρος

Καραγκούνα Aνατολικής Θεσσαλίας (Στεφανοβίκι)

Ορεινή Σερρών νύφη (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Θράκη - Μακρά Γέφυρα

Δωδεκάνησα - Καστελόριζο

Ημαθίας Αλεξάνδρειας Γιδάς (Ρουμλουκίου)

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#hellas #hellenismos #hellenic #greek #hellenic traditional clothing #greek traditional clothing #greece #tradition #history #historical fashion #embroidery #museum #anthropology #culture #greek culture #greek history

[brothermoth]

Rdr2 and period accuracy I guess

Bonus points to whoever was in charge of historical details in rdr2 because the amount of spot on, God awful hair and beard styles makes me so happy. 1800-1900 were some of the worst years for decent haircuts. Clothes? Great, wonderful. BUT MUTTON CHOPS??? That stupid middle part slicked-back hair for men? Crimes. War crimes.

Look at this shit. You see this??? Some of these fellas have attractive faces but then they ruined it by doing THAT. Civil war era and regency period are my absolute least favorite times for men. How do you let that hair rope stay on your face?? Half of them look like they're wearing toupees or desperately combing the last bits of balding hair (some of them are, to be fair). Half the NPCs in red dead are utterly unfuckable and I love it. It's really cool when media lets people be ugly and grimy. A lot of the people Arthur comes across are poor, working class people who were often a little gross, especially men living on horseback doing a lot of manual labor. The women wear makeup, but they're not overly polished Hollywood esque pantomimes of historical women. They're allowed to be a little nasty too. Karen absolutely has the pussy equivalent of the Chernobyl elephant's foot and I love that for her! Sometimes media overdoes the unclean factor and makes it like...a metaphor in and of itself for low morals (Pirates of the Caribbean I love you but yeah). Your main characters are shiny and clean where villains are dirty and "unclean".

This is not to say poverty=dirt. At the time though, extreme poverty in cities and places with no natural water sources did equal a bit of funk. They just couldn't afford to pay for baths. Those who cared used perfumes, sponge baths when available. They kept their undergarments regularly washed if they could. The thing is, just like today, some people just didn't care. They lived in the woods and said "fuck it" and didn't bother. Rdr2 says "yeah ain't nobody is washing their ass ♥️" and let that apply to our protagonists too! No matter how much you bathe Arthur that man wears boots with no socks and it's so bad even Sean comments on the man's feet. I can't even wear Crocs without socks because that shit is a biohazard. Imagine BOOTS.

I don't know where I was going with this, but the overall gist is that we should strive for accuracy and a fair portrayal of human bodies as things that do in fact produce ick. And that's okay! You can be hot and also have lack of access to modern hygiene. Unless you have mutton chops, I guess.

#red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #History #Historical rant from an anthropology nerd #arthur morgan #Karen Jones #red dead redemption

[thomaswaynewolf]

#chaco culture national historical park #chaco canyon #archaeology #anthropology #history #Indians #american indians #native Americans #anasazi #Chaco #ancestral puebloans #adventure #travel #my photo #southwest #desert #new mexico

[covenawhite66]

There are 2,900 languages that are endangered. This means they have fewer than 10,000 speakers, and most of them are not being passed on to younger generations.

What Causes Language Extinction?

1. Colonization and oppression

2. Globalization and urbanization

3. Education and media

4. Attitudes and prestige

Why Does Language Extinction Matter?

1. Cultural heritage

2. Scientific knowledge

3. Linguistic diversity

How Can We Save Endangered Languages?

1. Documentation and revitalization

2. Policy and legislation

3. Awareness and advocacy

Places ranked by Endangered Languages

1. Africa with 619 languages

2. Asia with 613 languages

3. South America with 448 languages

4. North America with 182 languages

5. Pacific with 592 languages

6. Europe with 238 languages

7. Australia with 108 languages

#language #cultural heritage #endangered languages #historic preservation #anthropology #linguistics #asian #south america #african #language learning #native language

[redwitchredspeedster]

A moment of appreciation from an anthropology student regarding BP2: Wakanda Forever…

After the disaster that was The Eternals trying to recreate Tenochtitlan as a weirdly small looking RAINFOREST settlement (did they mix up the Aztecs/Mexica and Maya??? Wtf) with only one temple and no lake or canals in sight, I was so thrilled to see Namor’s Maya community be far more accurately depicted as being located in the Yucatan. The inclusion of Chaac and their prayers to him mirroring ancient Wakandan’s prayers to Bast and her gift was a very nice parallel that showed the similarities between Namor and Shuri before showing the stark differences between them in how Namor murdered the Catholic priests (honestly cannot blame him though).

Honestly there is so much I could say about Namor and how well the movie handled him and the Talokans. The traditional indigenous clothing, the use of jade (especially in Namor’s jewelry), the rainforest setting, the involvement of underwater caves, Chaac, the smallpox that the conquistadors brought with them when they colonized Mesoamerica, Namor’s very real rage towards the Spaniards for what they did to his people, the depiction of the enslavement of other Maya… it was so well done. Even Namor’s winged feet resembling hummingbird wings felt like a reference to how many Mesoamerican cultures believe hummingbirds to be connected to their most important and powerful deities. I give the movie a million thumbs up for those accuracies alone.

PS: I do still adore Eternals, but those inaccuracies… no thank you ma’am

#marvel #wakanda forever #namor #maya #talokan #marvel studios #black panther #shuri #i love Mesoamerica ok #anthropology #anthropology student who craves historical accuracy here #im also in love with Shuri but that’s a story for another time #chaac #black panther wakanda forever #wakanda forever spoilers #yucatec mayan #mesoamerica

[blackcrowing]

Calling on people who maintain livestock and/or anthropologists with a focus on husbandry practices

Can someone give me like... a break down of historical breeding and culling practices for livestock (primarily cows, sheep and pigs but I'm happy to learn about others).

most of the information I find is for industrial farming and I don't know enough about the subject to discern what would be considered historically practiced behaviors (think pre-industral farming, small scale farming, maybe 1700s and back?)

What kind of seasonal patterns would one expect for breeding? Do livestock only breed once a year? is it always about the same time? when it comes to culling, I assume extra males are the first to go? are older females normally culled, too? does culling occur at the same time of year? are the males and females culled at the same time? is there a normal ratio of male:female to keep through the winter? in harsh conditions, how many would you expect to lose in the winter season?

#husbandry #animal care #livestock #sustainable living #world building #historical anthropology #anthropology #culling #farming #farm #ranching #sheep #cow #pig #pigs #cows

[aperiodofhistory]

The ruins of Spis Castle, located in eastern Slovakia.

#castle #slovakia #inspiration #mythology #history #hiking #photography #travel #europe #slovak tumblr #slovaška #castles #ruins #buildings #architecture #historic architecture #culture #anthropology #history tag #archaeology #medieval aesthetic #medieval art #medieval #medievaltimes #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel photography #tourism #autumn #fall vibes

[theopiumeater]

Antique Chinese Mother of Pearl Opium Pipe Set c. 19th Century

#drugblr #drugs #opium #paraphernalia #antique #art deco #victorian #1900s #opiates #collectibles #art history #historical artifacts #anthropology #victorian era #1800s #morphine #pharmacy #tw drugs #beatnik #china

[useless-catalanfacts]

How did a kitchen sink work before running water? Here's a demonstration from a masia (traditional farmhouse from Catalonia). You had to manually fill the sink, that would slowly let the water out. To make it easier, they were usually located near the water cistern.

Video shared by Marta Lloret "La caçadora de masies" (Instagram, Twitter), expert in Catalonia's masies.

#història #catalunya #arqueologia #masia #farmhouse #history #archaeology #archeology #europe #travel #catalonia #early modern #medieval #historical homes #history tag #anthropology #ethnography

[eazyate]

Updated my kit, decided to take this pic on Leif Erikson Day, and forgot to upload it lol. Really proud of this

#viking #anthropology #viking age #Norse #historic fashion #reenacting #clothes #historic drip #medieval #early medieval #medieval clothing