▪ Abstract “Africa is various,” writes Kwame Anthony Appiah in defiance of the Eurocentric
myth of a unitary and unchanging continent. The politics of archaeology in Africa has been …

Aim Human skeletal repositories are crucial resources for research and education in human
biology, variation, anatomy, biocultural frameworks, forensic/medico-legal casework …

Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking
of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost nothing is known of the prevalence of …

Palgrave Studies in Pacific History emphasizes the importance of histories of connection
and interaction, with titles underscoring local cases with transnational reach. In dialogue …

We describe a process of restitution of nine unethically acquired human skeletons to their
families, together with attempts at redress. Between 1925–1927 CE, the skeletonised …

This article discusses the use of enemy body parts as war trophies, focusing on the
collection of Japanese skulls as trophies by Allied servicemen in the Second World War, and …

Rethinking Evolution in the Museum explores the ways diverse natural history museum
audiences imagine their evolutionary heritage. In particular, the book considers how the …

This article explores how spectral traces at places marked by acts of violence and injustice
allow residents to come into contact with past and future inhabitants of the postcolonial city …

Taking the articulation of bones as its main theme, this epilogue draws together the articles
in this issue and discusses theoretical concerns relevant to anthropological analysis of the …

Much of our understanding of population variation in southern Africa is derived from
traditional morphometric research. In the search for new perspectives, this paper reports on …