WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
In past conflicts Russia could hide small scale casualties, but not any more. A Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces in Lugansk region 26 February 2022. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images – By Jack Watling Last modified on 2022 Mar 06 – When …
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea. As historian Nancy Marie Brown points out, “sking not ‘Are the sagas true?’ but ‘Are they plausible?’” is a far better barometer for testing the Viking …
Human genetic research has developed rapidly in recent decades, generating huge amounts of new information. – By Jack Guy, CNN Updated 2022 Feb 24 – Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and …
Analysis: President makes appeal to Ukraine’s military to abandon its ‘drug-addicted, neo-Nazi’ leaders. Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news Putin references neo-Nazis and drug addicts in bizarre speech to Russian security council – video – Andrew Roth in Moscow Last modified on 2022 Feb 26 …
Researchers have recorded the activity of a dying human brain for the first time, and detected activity associated with dreaming and memory recall. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Feb 21 – “My whole life flashed before my eyes” is a phrase we often …
Seated group of Ainu men. – By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From …
Indigenous peoples of Siberia – By Alexei Muraki An ethnic Ainu from Russia (Sakhalin) Knows about human genetics and history Updated Jan 26 Who were the Paleo Siberians? – Paleo-Siberians, or Indigenous peoples of Siberia, generally refers to the indigenous population of Siberia, …
Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife. An electoral poster objecting to a proposed ban on subsidies for Swiss farms. A 2021 report found almost 90% of global farming subsidies are harmful. Photograph: …
Archaeologists excavating the windswept Ness of Brodgar are unearthing a treasure trove of neolithic villages, tombs, weapons and mysterious religious artifacts, some to be displayed in a blockbuster exhibition. ‘A gateway into a liminal world’ … the Standing Stones of Stenness, Orkney, built …
The love god Kamadeva prepares to shoot Shiva with a love dart. British Museum/Wikimedia Commons – By Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, Elizabethtown College 2022 Feb 11 – With the coming of Valentine’s Day, images of a chubby Cupid …
