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Today's Briefing:
A research team’s finding of pre-human burial sites was publicly lauded. Then came the peer reviews: After Princeton anthropology professor Agustín Fuentes and a team from National Geographic uncovered evidence challenging the belief that burying the dead is a practice associated only with larger-brained Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, the flashy rollout became a source of controversy when critical peer reviews were published on July 11. Critics have written: “In its current form the paper … does not meet the standards of our field … The working hypothesis is that the features are intentional burials, and the authors seek to support this hypothesis throughout rather than test it.”
Editor’s Note: This story was initially published with the title “Team including Princeton anthropologist makes groundbreaking discovery on early human burial practices.” This story has been significantly updated with new information from the peer reviews revealed publicly shortly before initial publication. The original text can be found here.
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Princeton to crack down on eating clubs ‘overawarding’ financial aid: According to a June 14 memo circulated to the Graduate Interclub Council obtained by The Daily Princetonian, the University is making clubs halt aid practices that grant awards above the University-determined cost of attendance. To ensure compliance with the new rule, in 2023-24, the University’s Office of Financial Aid (UFA) will conduct a review of “all external funding,” which may include an audit of the clubs.
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