Kathleen McGowan writing for Discover on Where do we really come from?: Brent Kennedy's 19th-century ancestors stare out from his photo albums with dark eyes, high cheekbones, olive skin, and […]
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Tag: Archaelogy & Anthropology & History
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. – George Orwell 1984
Chimp Cousins
Mike Toner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Report: Welcome chimps into the family of man: Chimpanzees are closer to humans than to gorillas and other apes — so close that […]
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Footprints in the Ash
Hazel Muir, writing for New Scientist on Oldest human footprints found on volcano: Three primitive humans who scrambled down a volcano's slopes more than 325,000 years ago left their footprints […]
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Oldest form of Writing in West
CBC News reports that 2,600 year old (or so) writings have been found on artifacts dug up near La Venta Mexico. The wannabe archeologist and anthropologist in me is giddy […]
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17th Century Armor
More archeology stuff. Researchers in Jamestown, VA found remains of 17th century armor in an old well.
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Peru Desert Geoglyphs
It's been a good week for anthropology/archeology buffs. National Geographic reports on giant geoglyphs found in Peru. Cool stuff.
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Fossilized Duckbill Dino
MSNBC reports on a duckbill dinosaur found in Montana. The condition of the fossil is incredible and will undoubtedly lead to a much better understanding of the species. But of […]
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Toumaï Skull
In CBC News today – Fossil skull find challenges theories on human origins: "Scientists have unearthed an intact skull from a primitive human ancestor that lived as far back as […]
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1826 Photograph
How did Joseph Nicephore Niepce take this photo in 1826? The Getty Conservation Institute is trying to figure it out. See: World’s oldest photo analyzed
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Interview: History in a Cell
Interview: History in a Cell by Katie Bacon (The Atlantic Monthly) April 26, 2002
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