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Discovery helps solve mystery of South American trophy heads
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 05, 2009 |
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The mystery of why ancient South American peoples who created the mysterious Nazca Lines also collected human heads as trophies has long puzzled scholars who theorize the heads may have been used in fertility ...
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Rare African Golden Cat Captured on Camera
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Yale anthropologist has captured photographic images of a rare, cougar-like cat ranging at night in an endangered Ugandan forest.
Glazed America: Anthropologist examines doughnut as symbol of consumer culture
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Few things say as much about our culture as the food we eat. A new book, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut by Paul R. Mullins, Ph.D., an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis anthropologist, explores ...
Race Remains 'Flashpoint of Controversy' in American Sports, Cultural Anthropologist Says
May 03, 2007 |
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A new study about bias in NBA refereeing -- and the angry reaction of the league commissioner -- makes clear that race remains a flashpoint of controversy in American sports, says a Duke University cultural anthropologist ...
Early human walking is studied
Feb 16, 2006 |
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Arizona State University scientists studying fossilized anklebones have concluded our early ancestors walked with a rather unsteady gait.
No sign ethnic group genes cause diabetes
Apr 17, 2007 |
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U.S. and Australian scientists have dispelled a 40-year-old "thrifty genotype theory" that certain minority groups are genetically prone to diabetes.
New Easter Island theory presented
Dec 06, 2005 |
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A University of Hawaii anthropologist and colleagues are blaming rats and Dutch traders for the mysterious abandonment of Easter Island.
Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The historical reference to "Indian Country" presents a complex metaphor. For many Native Americans it signifies home, family, and territory; however, for others the term can refer to colonialism and Native American land ...
Kennewick Man was deliberately buried
Feb 25, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists studying the 9,200-year-old Kennewick Man say the man was deliberately buried -- not just covered over with sediment.
How should we interpret spiritual experiences?
May 09, 2008 |
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Religious practices and religions involving spiritual experiences are growing in popularity around the globe. Academics too are turning their study to the practices of these religions. The interest is in understanding shamanism, ...
New fossil reveals primates lingered in Texas
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University ...
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