Researchers from the University of Leiden and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands propose that the first clear example of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution occurred ...

Recipes for peanut butter cookies always say to do something peculiar to them, prior to baking: use a fork to create grid-like cross-hatches. Where did this come from? We all do this, but we're not ...

There’s a reason why the premise of American Gods is so alluring: the US is home to a wild and glorious mishmash of gods, folktales, and cultural heritage. One by one, groups from around the world ...

The diffusion of culture, by G.E. Smith.--The life of culture, by B. Malinowski.--The prosaic vs. the romantic school in anthropology, by H.J. Spinden,--The diffusion controversy, by A. Goldenweiser ...

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