Tag: anthropology
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June 07, 2008 06:56 PM EDT --
The oldest shoes in existence date from 10,000 years ago.
But according to an article at Live Science, anthropologists now believe that humans first started wearing shoes about 40,000 years ago. (One . . . more
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July 04, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
When his girlfirend takes a job as a school teacher in northern Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, working as little as possible for one of Thailand's English language newpapers. . . . more
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June 07, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --
Stories of animals that have raised human children (much like Kipling's Mowgli or Burrough's Tarzan) appear every now and again. Ever since the legend of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf, . . . more
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June 13, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
Before beginning, I should mention that I am a rubber frog, a rubber frog with peeling paint. I am unusual among rubber frogs because I can speak, I have the ability to move under my own power, and . . . more
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August 15, 2007 10:22 AM EDT --
Hello everyone, I would like to let you know about a new gather group I have started dedicated to Sacred Altars and Shrines. I have written and lectured on this topic for years, and it is an honor . . . more
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December 12, 2007 03:29 PM EST --
According to a report in this week's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of scientists which includes Henry C. Harpending, an anthropologist at the University . . . more
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August 20, 2006 10:55 AM EDT --
The Society of Visual Anthropology meets every year in the context of the American Anthropological Associations annual meeting. I'm a member of their board of directors. It's part of the requirements . . . more
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April 13, 2008 09:15 PM EDT --
OK. Today is Sunday. Most of us went to church today. I will
Leah and I went to my church today (LDS), next week we go to hers (Presbyterian) because there is a wedding during the . . . more
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June 21, 2008 04:42 PM EDT --
Tusheti: Hidden But Vital
The first known humans to inhabit this province were the pagan Georgians from Pkhovi who took refuge in the uninhabited mountains during their rebellion against Christianization . . . more
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January 09, 2008 05:30 PM EST --
This is just a little post to introduce myself and whatnot, since I just joined yesterday and have been commenting a little. I live near St. Louis with my wonderful man and beautiful baby girl.
Since . . . more
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January 01, 2008 12:27 PM EST --
I was 20 years old when I shared with my dad the realization that nature - or the "universe", if you will - is perfect. He scoffed, but I persisted, asking . . . more
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May 12, 2006 05:47 AM EDT --
Anthropologists believe the growth of the human brain was due to the upright position.
With nothing special in their heads
Our forefathers became bipeds.
Descending their ancestral tree . . . more
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March 23, 2007 01:31 PM EDT --
Anthropology & Archaeology Job Search Engine
A highly focused search for anthropology professionals.
I tweaked it some last night, after having my husband, an archaeologist, give it a spin. Hope it's . . . more
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April 25, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
Greetings,
I've been poking around here at gather for a few days now and I figured it was time for a semi-formal author introduction.
My most recent published work is Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean . . . more
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August 29, 2006 06:59 PM EDT --
Doc's Theory of Anthro-Sociological Perspective
In the Middle Ages & the Renaissance those people with intestinal fortitude, a sense of adventure & . . . more
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August 14, 2008 09:07 AM EDT --
That was a headline in the HUFFINGTON POST. If anything is an indicator that McCain is off his rocker, even more detached from reality than the bushies, even less aware of the irony of his statements, . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:54 PM EDT --
Born Thayendanegea on the banks of the Ohio River in 1742, Joseph Brant was a Mohawk war chief. This is different from a tribal . . . more
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July 26, 2006 08:07 PM EDT --
we've been going on walks (ed walks, lillie rides her bike or walks, or rides with me on my electric wheelchair) lately for exercise. i much prefer swimming, but ed wants to walk, so we go.
and you . . . more
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February 10, 2008 08:53 PM EST --
Ever mix dinner with a discussion of bones, bodies and fire?
That's what we did Friday night in Knoxville.
But don't worry. It was for a good cause -- a fundraiser for the Friends of Literacy. . . . more
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March 01, 2008 12:06 AM EST --
A few weeks ago I heard legendary forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass and his writing partner, Jon Jefferson, give a talk about their latest novel, "The Devil's Bones," which . . . more
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