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Dirt After Dark: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller

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Why Are So Many Countries Called Guinea? (WorldAtlas)

The Jakarta Method (Vincent Bevins)

Michael Rockefeller: New Guinea Photographs (Harvard University Press)

The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller (PACE)

The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures (Library of Congress)

The Asmat (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Headhunting Practices of the Asmat of Netherlands New Guinea (American Anthropologist)

Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art (via Google Books)

The Search for Michael Rockefeller (via Tubi)

The Mysterious Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller (Outside)

Cannibals And Colonialism: Solving The Mystery Of Michael Rockefeller (NPR)

What Really Happened to Michael Rockefeller (Smithsonian)

Is this proof a lost Rockefeller heir joined a tribe of naked cannibals? (Daily Mail)

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As science communicators in anthropology and archaeology, we hosts of The Dirt acknowledge that we hold a position of considerable privilege and opportunity, and commit ourselves to continuous learning, unlearning and reflection. We recognize that our disciplines, as well as our own lives, are rooted in and propped up by settler colonialism, white supremacy, and dispossession.

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