National Geographic Blog Wild: Anthropology Archives

November 13, 2009 12:38 PM

Headed Your Way: Expedition Week

Posted By Ford Cochran - BlogWild Editor

The National Geographic Channel kicks off Expedition Week 2009 in the U.S. Sunday night with Search for the Amazon Headshrinkers—and an invitation to shrink your own head.

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November 6, 2009 8:47 AM

A Life Among the Shamans: Wade Davis

Posted By Ford Cochran - BlogWild Editor

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis its top honor, the Gold Medal, at its 80th anniversary dinner in Ottawa last night. The anthropologist, ethnobotanist, writer, photographer, and lecturer is an eloquent and passionate voice for the world’s indigenous peoples and cultures. He has been described as the "real-life Indiana Jones."

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August 29, 2009 1:09 PM

Gathering Beneath the Human Family Tree

Posted By Ford Cochran - BlogWild Editor

Genographic Project team colleagues were up in New York's Queens borough landmark Astoria Park Monday night for an outdoor world premiere screening of The Human Family Tree. The documentary chronicles the globe-spanning ancestry of seven Astoria residents whose cheeks were swabbed on the same day.

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August 11, 2009 5:21 PM

Lost in Paisley: A Genographic Story

Posted By Ford Cochran - BlogWild Editor

In anticipation of The Human Family Tree, a new special premiering on the National Geographic Channel August 30th, the Genographic Project has invited participants to share their family migration stories. If you've taken part in the Genographic Project and have a story to tell about your family's past, by all means do! Here's mine:

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