Anthropology

  • What Rousseau didn’t know
    What Rousseau didn’t know
    Economic inequality is a hot topic in a presidential election year. Economists, politicians and journalists are all weighing in — but what, exactly, can an archaeologist bring to the discussion? Sarah Kurnick, a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder, is glad you asked.
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  • Who wants to see animals in art? Humans do, as a 91¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder art exhibition demonstrates. Unidentified artist, Greek, Ob: (Head of Athena r., later style, in helmet with olive leaves and scroll) | Re: ΑΘΕ, 454 – 404 BCE, silver tetradrachm, 1 inch dia., Transfer from Classics Department to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Art Museum, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, 2014.06.99, Photo: Katherine Keller, © 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Art Museum, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
    Long before kitten videos, animals inspired art
    n a partnership between the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Art Museum and the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History, the exhibition Animals in Antiquity will explore the relationships between humans and animals through the ages. The exhibition is on view at the Museum of Natural History through September 2016.
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