Allegations of Misconduct Roil Anthropologists

A new book says researchers mistreated the Yanomami of the Amazon River basin

By D.W. MILLER

Anthropology has its own version of the Hippocratic oath. "Anthropological researchers must do everything in their power," reads the Code of Ethics of the American Anthropological Association, "to ensure that their research does not harm the safety, dignity, or privacy of the people...