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Category Archives: Anthropology
How Did Sāmoan Tatau Survive 19th Century Missionization?
It took several weeks, but I finally got my hands on a copy Sean Mallon and Sébastien Galliot’s new book Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing. To get right to the main point, it is an exceptional book, from the … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged London Missionary Society, Makiko Kuwuhara, missionization, Samoa, Sean Mallon, Sebastien Galliot, tatau, Tricia Allen
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Cultural Evolution and Pacific Tatau
I am excited by the prospects of returning to the field next summer to do more research, as I’ve been digging into relevant theory in cultural evolution that is, I believe, spot-on in outlining what is going on with the … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Christopher Lynn, Cultural Evolution
Tagged fa'asamoa, Inking of Immunity, Joseph Henrich, Su'a Petelo Sulu'ape, tatau, tattoo
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FAQ: Did You Get Any Tattoos At The Convention? Why Are You Tattooing Yourself?
All summer after our fieldwork for the Inking of Immunity project at the Northwest Tatau Festival (see video about our project here and follow along on Facebook here), I was asked the same two questions: did you get any tattoos … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged After Prison Show, Die Antwoord, handpoke tattoos, Inking of Immunity, jailhouse tattoos, Northwest Tatau Festival, Paka Polynesian Tattoo, Post Malone, Sarah March hand poked tattoos, Su'a Paul Sulu'ape, Su'a Petelo Sulu'ape, Suluape Skinz, tatau, tattoo
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Does firelight influence sleep quality?
I tweeted yesterday to David Samson that Asher Rosinger is making me look bad, so all the collaborations that make him so productive. Of course, I’m not really competing with Asher. We just profiled Asher’s productivity on a recent Sausage … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn, Variation
Tagged Asher Rosinger, David Samson, fire, Human Biology Association, Sausage of Science, sleep
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Do Tattoos Make You Look More Fit?
Do my tattoos make me look more fit, or fit at all? Gosh, I hope so. Look over here at my guns—er, arms—and not at the middle age gut I’m fighting to suck in. In a study of 6528 undergraduates … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Christopher Lynn, Evolution and Psychology
Tagged Alabama, Alabama football, Alabama tattoos, BMI, Cassie Medeiros, costly honest signaling, football, Haley Dillon, human canvas hypothesis, Inking of Immunity, intercollegiate athletes, Mackenzie Manns, Mandy Guitar, piercing, Rachael Carmen, Roll Tide, tattooing, upping-the-ante hypothesis, WEIRD
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Malu Is Like A Golden Ticket (Pt. 4)
Please consider contributing supporting the Inking of Immunity 2018 field season at Experiment.com/InkingImmunity. We were scheduled to start data collection with Chilo and the malu at 11AM in Pago Pago, with Joe at Off Da Rock in Nu’uuli at 1PM, and … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged American Samoa, Exclusive at Off Da Rock, Inking of Immunity, Jesse Williams, Joe Ioane, John Enright, Leuila Ioane, Michaela Howells, Off Da Rock Tattoos, SMS Adler, Su'a Wilson Fitiao, Troy Polamalu, Tua Tagovailoa
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Malu is Like a Golden Ticket (Pt. 3)
Please consider contributing supporting the Inking of Immunity 2018 field season at Experiment.com/InkingImmunity. We had worried when the study started that we would have difficulty juggling multiple tattoo sessions with only two researchers because we only took along one bioimpedance analyzer … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged American Samoa, cortisol, immunoglobulin A, Inking of Immunity, Off Da Rock Tattoos, Samoan Tattoo Song, tatau, tattooing
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Malu is Like a Golden Ticket (Pt. 2)
Please consider contributing supporting the Inking of Immunity 2018 field season at Experiment.com/InkingImmunity. Michaela and I were despondent from cancellations and because we were collecting data on day two of multiple sleeves (a full arm tattoo) at one studio. Meaning, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged American Samoa, Chris Ausage, Inking of Immunity, Joe Ioane, malu, Off Da Rock Tattoos, Paul Sulu'ape, pe'a, Richard Sosis, Su'a Sulu'ape Aiseah, Su'a Wilson Fitiao, tatau, tattoo
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Malu is Like a Golden Ticket (Pt. 1)
Please consider contributing supporting the Inking of Immunity 2018 field season at Experiment.com/InkingImmunity. Prologue Instead of syllabus day, I read this story on the first day of my Fall 2017 Neuroanthropology class then launched right into the class. I’d never … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn, Evolution & Pop Culture, Evolution in the Classroom
Tagged American Samoa, Duffy Hudson, fautasi, Inking of Immunity, Joe Ioane, Katie Hinde, malu, Off Da Rock Tattoos, tatau, Tatau Manaia, tattoo
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Is tattooing a costly honest signal of fitness?
Last year I published a book chapter synthesizing an evolutionary perspective on tattooing for our Evolution Education in the American South volume and concluded by wondering whether athletes, specifically football players, get tattoos more than the average person (Lynn & … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Christopher Lynn
Tagged AJ McCarron, costly honest signaling, Crimson Tide, Inking of Immunity, Jesse Williams, Reuben Foster, tattooing
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