anthropology Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Earliest stone point artifacts found in Idaho, tribes say deep knowledge could help Americans’ survival

By Anna King January 6, 2023

Stone projectile points discovered buried inside and outside of pit features at the Cooper’s Ferry site.

Researchers with Oregon State University in coordination with the Nez Perce tribe have found stone artifacts that date back about 3,000 years earlier than other finds in the Americas. Fourteen projectile points found along Idaho’s Salmon River - some just fragments - are delicately flaked, razor sharp and made of various stones.Read More

WSU Anthropologists Work with Kalispel Tribe to Learn About Traditional Foods

By Rachel Sun December 2, 2021

A collection of camas bulbs are laid out on a table in Molly Carney’s lab at WSU. Other samples of camas were pulled from an earthen oven.

Anthropology research at Washington State University is helping the Kalispel Tribe bring traditional foods back to its community.Read More

Western Individualism May Have Roots In The Medieval Church’s Obsession With Incest

By NPR News November 9, 2019

Augustine of Hippo was among those in the Catholic Church who championed its eventual rejection of intrafamily marriages, which researchers say may have paved the way for a breakdown of extended family networks in Western Europe. CREDIT: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies restricting whom one could marry shaped Western values and family structures today. Read More