Elizabeth Weiss is Professor of Anthropology, San José State University. Her most recent book, co...
Author - Elizabeth Weiss
Not Looted: the world’s treasures in western encyclopedic museums
A common narrative found in today’s new stories about museums is a call for repatriation of...
‘Decolonization’ and ‘repatriation’: a look behind the scenes
When a reputable university anthropology museum closes itself down; when a bottle of shampoo is...
Repatriation of Artefacts: A Recipe for Disaster
The Benin Bronzes are slated to return home to Nigeria. In their new home, they'll likely encounter...
Rewriting Florida’s History: Seminole Indians are Not Descended...
Discovery of 2,000 years-old Tequesta human remains at a Miami condo construction site has halted...
Slavery: It’s All Bad
It is commonly asserted that slavery in America was created by White settlers, or at least that...
Charles Darwin: Victorian Genius
Some commentators, including some scholars, want to paint Darwin as sexist and racist, without...
Why Is the Society for American Archaeology promoting indigenous...
Oral traditions and creation myths are being used to require the ‘repatriation’ and reburial of...