ritual Archives - Akkadium College

Supernatural: The Anthropology of Ritual, Magic and the Occult – FREE Oxford lecture

By Mark Anderson|2020-01-16T22:10:15+00:00August 30th, 2018|Anthropology, Chronicle, School News|

Join Dr Mark Anderson on an anthropological journey through ritual, magic and the occult – a free Open Day lecture at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

Mysterious Mayan inscription deciphered

By Mark Anderson|2019-11-13T19:23:46+00:00April 2nd, 2017|Archaeology, Discovery, Dispatches|

Archaeologists in Belize have deciphered a puzzling hieroglyphic inscription on one of the largest Mayan carved jade artefacts ever found.

Beyond Binary: Five genders of the Bugis

By Mark Anderson|2023-04-21T14:31:57+00:00August 15th, 2016|Anthropology, Discovery, Focus|

The Bugis people of South Sulawesi recognise five genders, and each is considered essential to the maintenance of balance and harmony in society.