WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
If confirmed, the footfalls would represent the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens’ presence on the Arabian Peninsula – Researchers identified seven prehistoric human footprints at Alathar, a dried-up lake bed in Saudi Arabia. (Palaeodeserts Project) – By Alex Fox, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Sep 21 …
The accents that creep into the way we speak can reveal a lot about where we are from, but there are also subtle clues visible in our faces and the way we move. (Credit: Alamy) – By Leo Benedictus 2020 Sep 13 – …
Pulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis. Xin Xu Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CC BY-ND – By Melinda A. Yang, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Richmond 2020 Sep 15 – The very first human beings originally emerged …
Harry Smith, under the name of Jay Silverheels, was a Mohawk actor who famously portrayed Tonto on The Lone Ranger – By Liza Black – Liza Black is Assistant Professor of History & Native American and Indigenous Studies at Indiana University and author of Picturing Indians: …
Each year, some choose to ‘disappear’ and abandon their lives, jobs, homes and families. In Japan, there are companies that can help those looking to escape into thin air. – This piece is based on this BBC Reel video produced by Andreas Hartman, …
Enheduanna means ‘Ornament of Heaven.’ She studied the stars, wrote hymns and myths 4000 years ago, and yet is almost entirely unknown today. Standard of Ur mosaic, 26th century BC. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. – By Louise Pryke, The Conversation – The world’s …
A dazzling civilization flourished in Sudan nearly 5,000 years ago. Why was it forgotten? Meroe, 150 miles north of Khartoum, served as a necropolis for the kings and queens of Kush for close to 600 years. (Matt Stirn) – Text by Isma’il Kushkush; …
Painting depicting transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain. Artist Raphael /Collections Hallwyl Museum, CC BY-SA – Author Anna Swartwood House, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina 2020 Jul 17 …
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. Scientists have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6,000-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today. …
This is what the school day currently looks like in many parts of the U.S. AP Photo/Jessica Hill – Authors Eric M. Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology and Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement, The Ohio State University Kui Xie, Cyphert Distinguished Professor of …
