School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
About this community
The School of the Humanities and Social Sciences covers a wide range of disciplines with differing methodologies, from highly quantitative analysis of ‘big data’ to ethnography and the analysis of the material culture and thought of past societies. The geographical range is equally broad, with specialist centres in Latin America, Africa and South Asia, as well as Development Studies and the specialists within each Department or Faculty.
Find out more about the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences at http://www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/.
Sub-communities within this community
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Department of Archaeology
Promote archaeology as a discipline concerned with the entirety of human history - ranging in time from the Palaeolithic to the modern day, and in space from the Americas to the UK and Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia -
Department of Social Anthropology
Combines expertise in the central traditional fields of social anthropology with active explorations of new areas of study
Recent Submissions
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Restless legs syndrome is associated with major comorbidities in a population of Danish blood donors.
(2018-03-08)Background Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is characterized by uncomfortable nocturnal sensations in the legs making sedentary activities and sleep difficult, and is thus linked with psychosocial distress. Due to the ... -
The transformation of space: Two examples from British prehistory
(Archaeological Review from Cambridge, 1986-11-01) -
Archaeology and the social sciences: Why they should not be integrated
(Archaeological Review from Cambridge, 1986-11-01) -
Past practices in the ritual present: Examples from the Welsh Bronze Age
(Archaeological Review from Cambridge, 1986-11-01)
