{"id":844,"date":"2015-05-05T07:02:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T11:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antoniokuilan.com\/blog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2015-12-30T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T04:12:08","slug":"30-ted-talks-on-anthropology-and-archaeology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antoniokuilan.com\/blog\/30-ted-talks-on-anthropology-and-archaeology\/","title":{"rendered":"30 TED Talks on Anthropology and Archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a collection of TED Talks (and TedX) regarding anthropology and archaeology on a wide variety of topics.<a href=\"http:\/\/antoniokuilan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tedarchaeologyheader.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are curated by me after years of bookmarking TED talks.<br \/>\nEach talk\u00a0has an idea or a random element within the talk that broadened my thinking and hope they will provide the same for you.<\/p>\n<h4><em>How Language Transformed Humanity<\/em> &#8211; Mark Pagel<\/h4>\n<p>Evolutionary biologist Mark Page shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of &#8220;social technology&#8221; that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImQrUjlyHUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>How Archaeology Teaches Sustainable Architecture<\/em> &#8211; Rachel Prinz<\/h4>\n<p>Architectural designer and historian Rachel Preston Prinz believes that \u00a0integrating ancient building forms by modern architects and builders result in a visually stunning \u00a0sustainable architecture that also reflects our heritage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TEDxABQ - Rachel Preston Prinz - How Archaeology teaches Sustainable Architecture\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmkIE0hfVko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>New York &#8212; Before The City<\/em> &#8211; Eric Sanderson<\/h4>\n<p>400 years after Hudson found New York Harbor, Landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson shares how we made a 3D map of Mannahatta&#8217;s fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife&#8211;accurate down to the block&#8211;when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn&#8217;t get a delivery. This video may be helpful for those practicing GIS archaeology, landscape archaeology, GIS, 3D mapping.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New York -- before the City | Eric Sanderson\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3z1cCT2NP4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>A Rosetta Stone for a Lost Language<\/em> &#8211; Rajesh Rao<\/h4>\n<p>Computational Scientist Rajesh Rao explains how he is implementing modern computational techniques to try and decipher the 4,000 year old Indus script.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script - Rajesh Rao\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_-obTZO6pY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Cyber-Archaeology in the Holy Land &#8211; The Future of the Past<\/em> &#8211; Thomas Levy<\/h4>\n<p>Thomas Levy showcases cutting-archaeological methods that are helping create a new and objective future of the past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyber-archeology in a holy land: Thomas Evan Levy at TEDxSonomaCounty\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LfmIU0MXksU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>What Separates us from Chimpanzees?<\/em> &#8211; Jane Goodall<\/h4>\n<p>Primatologist Jane Goodall states the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language and advises us to start using it to change the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What separates us from chimpanzees? | Jane Goodall\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51z7WRDjOjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>America&#8217;s Native Prisoners of War<\/em> &#8211; Aaron Huey<\/h4>\n<p>Photographer Aaron Huey takes you on an anthropological journey through a series of photos from his five years of work with the struggling native Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron Huey: America&#039;s native prisoners of war\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8tEuaj4h8dw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>DNA Clues to our inner Neanderthal<\/em> &#8211; Svante Paabo<\/h4>\n<p>Geneticist Svante Paabo shares the results of a massive, worldwide study and the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. Paabo also discusses who we were able to identify a whole new humanoid species based on \u00a0a fragment of a baby bone.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Svante P\u00e4\u00e4bo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kU0ei9ApmsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Ancient Wonders Captured in 3D<\/em> &#8211; Ben Kacyra<\/h4>\n<p>Digital Preservationist Ben Kacyra invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system and is using it to scan and preserve the world&#8217;s heritage in archival detail that are under threat from pollution, war, and neglect.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7t61U6BBcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Changing the Way We See Native Americans<\/em> &#8211; Matika Wilbur<\/h4>\n<p>Native American and Photographer Matika Wilbur wants to change\u00a0the way Native Americans are portrayed and seen by showing the viewers photographs that show their\u00a0truth and beauty.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Changing the way we see Native Americans | Matika Wilbur | TEDxTeachersCollege\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIzYzz3rEZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Tracking Ancient Diseases Using Plaque<\/em> &#8211; Christina Warinner<\/h4>\n<p>Archaeological geneticist Christina Warinner uses the microbial DNA in fossilized dental plaque to track ancient diseases from past to present.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ZB29iq_Zd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>A Dig for Humanity&#8217;s Origins<\/em> &#8211; Louise Leakey<\/h4>\n<p>Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey takes you on a quest to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa in order to answer the question &#8220;Who are we?&#8221; Digging for evolutionary origins of humankind, Leakey also suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Louise Leakey: Digging for humanity&#039;s origins\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-TGxJI4JwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Cultural Heritage: A Basic Human Need<\/em> &#8211; Sada Mire<\/h4>\n<p>Somalian archaeologist Sada Mire believes that cultural heritage is a basic human need based off her archaeological experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cultural heritage: a basic human need - Sada Mire at TEDxEuston\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V4UQYem6Dvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Dreams from Endangered Cultures<\/em> &#8211; Wade Davis<\/h4>\n<p>A personal favorite anthropologist\/ethnobotanist of mine, Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world&#8217;s indigenous cultures through photos and stories that are also disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bL7vK0pOvKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>A Family Tree for Humanity<\/em> &#8211; Spencer Wells<\/h4>\n<p>Genographer Spencer Wells talks about his genographic project that\u00a0uses the shared DNA common bits that all humans share from our African ancestors to figure out how all are truly connected &#8211; despite our diversity.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/tmHloU_xEJo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Redefining Success: Archaeology as a Way to Embrace the World<\/em> &#8211; George Bey<\/h4>\n<p>Anthropologist and Mesoamerican archaeologist George Bey discusses archaeology as a way to engage the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Redefining success: Archaeology as a way to embrace the world | George Bey | TEDxJackson\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WhZfNnRb9lI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Lessons From Easter Island<\/em> &#8211; Carl Lipo<\/h4>\n<p>Archaeologist Carl Lipo discusses the\u00a0history\u00a0of Easter Island and how merging\u00a0his former engineering background led to his discovery on how the Moai Statues were moved.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lessons from Easter Island | Carl Lipo | TEDxBermuda\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kzV6_7PVMaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Search for Humanity&#8217;s Roots<\/em> &#8211; Zeresenay Alemseged<\/h4>\n<p>Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged searches for humanity&#8217;s roots in the badlands of Ethiopia, revealing his discovery of finding the oldest skeleton of a humanoid child and how Africa holds the clues to our humanity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zeresenay Alemseged: Finding the origins of humanity\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JVbl-IaklIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Will our Kids be a Different Species?<\/em> &#8211; Juan Enriquez<\/h4>\n<p>Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Juan Enriquez suggests we could be in mid-upgrade right now and shows us how technology is revealing evidence that suggests rapid evolution may be under way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species?\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Syi9bqfFIdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Archaeology from Space<\/em> &#8211; Sarah Parcak<\/h4>\n<p>Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak introduces the field of &#8220;space archaeology&#8221; that uses satellite images to search for clues of ancient civilizations and lost sites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Archeology from space | Sarah Parcak\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFC5CwZVCEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>What I Dug Up From New York City&#8217;s Streets<\/em> &#8211; Alyssa Loorya<\/h4>\n<p>Urban archaeologist Alyssa Loorya talks about her NYC urban archaeology adventures and the discovery of artifacts that help tell a story about our past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What I dug up from New York City\u2019s streets | Alyssa Loorya | TEDxNewYork\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqYQNHdPIOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Story About our Past<\/em> &#8211; Sjoerd van der Linde<\/h4>\n<p>Professor and archaeologist Sjoerd van der Linde talks about archaeologist&#8217;s subjectivity\u00a0on cultural heritage and explores questions like is the past dead?, who does the past belong to? and how should we preserve it? Linde is also a proponent on giving communities the tools of archaeology so that they can preserve their history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The story about our past: Sjoerd van der Linde at TEDxAmsterdamLive\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXInZfjd9GA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>We are all Cyborgs<\/em> &#8211; Amber Case<\/h4>\n<p>Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case argues that technology is evolving us. 21st century humans rely on &#8220;external brains&#8221; like cell phones, computers, and other connected gadgets to remember, communicate and for almost everything else. Case offers surprising insight into our &#8216;cyborg&#8217; selves when exploring whether these machines will ultimately connect us or conquer us.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1KJAXM3xYA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Anthropology of Mobile Phones<\/em> &#8211; Jan Chipchase<\/h4>\n<p>User anthropologist Jan Chipchase has made some unexpected discoveries throughout his investigation on how we interact with technology that has led from the villages of Uganda\u00a0to China.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jan Chipchase: The anthropology of mobile phones\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qn2NR901NMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>A Monkey Economy as Irrational as Ours &#8211; <\/em>Laurie Santos<\/h4>\n<p>Experimental\/cognitive psychologist Laurie Santos works with primates to search for the roots of human irrationality and shows us a series of experiments in &#8220;monkeynomics&#8221; that reveals some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/Rb11zdIqOi0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Skin Color is an Illusion<\/em> &#8211; Nina Jablonski<\/h4>\n<p>Anthropologist Nina Jablonski teaches that differing skin colors are simply our bodies&#8217; adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure &#8211; alerting us that Darwin disagreed with this theory, but that&#8217;s because he didn&#8217;t have access to NASA, she explains.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Breaking the illusion of skin color - Nina Jablonski\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tLsFl6QiFh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Gentle Genius of Bonobos<\/em> &#8211; Susan Savage-Rumbaugh<\/h4>\n<p>Primatologist Susan Savage-Rumbaugh \u00a0lifelong work with bonobos forces us to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology and how much is determined by cultural exposure.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a8nDJaH-fVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>2600 Years of History in One Object<\/em> &#8211; Neil MacGregor<\/h4>\n<p>Director of the British museum Neil MacGregor takes us on a journey of 2600 years of Middle Eastern History through one single object: a clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script that is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpmsftF2We4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Analyzing the Past &#8211; Chemistry, Archaeology, and Art<\/em> &#8211; Ruth Ann Armitage<\/h4>\n<p>Chemist Ruth Ann Armitage describes analytical chemistry research on historical and archaeological materials, colonial bricks, ancient rock paintings, and tiny fragments of textile to explore the questions of what chemistry can and cannot answer about our ancient past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Analyzing the Past - Chemistry, Archaeology, and Art: Ruth Ann Armitage at TEDxEMU\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oB3IsM_cG1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>A Forensic Anthropologist who Brings Closure for the &#8220;Disappeared&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Fredy Peccerelli<\/h4>\n<p>Forensic anthropologist Fredy Peccerelli and his team uses DNA, archaeology, and storytelling to help families find the bodies of their loved ones among the 200,000 civilians killed in Guatemala&#8217;s 36-year conflict.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fredy Peccerelli: A forensic anthropologist who brings closure for the \u201cdisappeared&quot;\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zqZPujAPuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a collection of TED Talks (and TedX) regarding anthropology and archaeology on a wide variety of topics. 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