Dusty Treasure (or Do You Know Where Your Book Has Been?)
I used to read Wil Wheaton’s blog all the time. I used to read a ton of other blogs more regularly. I need to start again. The world is shit so often that we...
Tagged: Archaelogy & Anthropology & History
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. – George Orwell 1984
Sorry, But Racism Is Actually About People (or Cloth Cannot Be Victimized)
I marvel at the simple-minded idiocy that equates disliking a flag associated with a perverse system of racial intimidation, hatred, oppression and subjugation with being some kind of bizarro-world reverse-racism against white people. Apparently, caring about...
Burning the Past While Destroying the Future
Luke Harding, from The Guardian, on Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscript: Islamist insurgents retreating from Timbuktu set fire to a library containing thousands of priceless historic manuscripts, according to...
NOAA, BOEM Map an Old Shipwreck
From NOAA, BOEM: Historic, 19th century shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico: During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have...
More Genetic Variations
James Owens of National Geographic News on DNA Varies More Widely From Person to Person, Genetic Maps Reveal: Scientists say that surprisingly many large chunks of human DNA differ among individuals and ethnic groups....
DNA Study Yields Clues on First Migration of Early Humans
Nicholas Wade of The New York Times on DNA Study Yields Clues on First Migration of Early Humans: By studying the DNA of an ancient people in Malaysia, a team of geneticists says it...
A Dictator’s Digs
Associated Press on Palace unearthed: ARCHEOLOGISTS have unearthed the site of Genghis Khan's palace and believe the long-sought grave of the 13th-century Mongolian warrior is somewhere nearby, the head of the excavation team said...
White Slavery, Maternal Descent…
White Slavery, Maternal Descent, And The Politics Of Slavery In The Antebellum United States Originally Presented At University Of Nottingham Institute For The Study Of Slavery by Lawrence R. Tenzer , Ed.D. and A.D....
Blue-eyed, blond Jamaicans claims Scottish ancestry
Blue-eyed, blond Jamaicans claims Scottish ancestry Sunday, November 12, 2000 by MATTHEW J. ROSENBERG Old-timers around Treasure Beach, where there are many Jamaicans with blue eyes, blond hair, and freckles, agree this place has...
SS Republic Find
Mitch Stacy of the Associated Press on Civil War-era ship yields its treasure: Historical records indicate the sidewheel steamer SS Republic was carrying 20,000 gold coins — worth $120 million to $180 million today...