Anthropology

Europe's First Farmers 1- Europe's Last Hunter/Gatherers 0

For most of the last century archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists and even geneticists have argued about who the ancestors of Europeans living today were. People lived in Europe before and after the last big ice age and managed to survive by hunting ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2009 - 9:58am

Part-Time Lover, Part-Time Premier

Data concerning the parties with 30 young beauties (paid 1450$ each for their time, plus various benefits and gifts) held by the Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his residences in Rome and Sardinia, between September 2008 and January 2009, have been di ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Sep 10 2009 - 2:08pm

Genealogy: Afro-Amerindians, Slavery and the vagaries of "free persons of color".

Genealogy is the study of ones family history and background.  I have been doing such a study in my spare time.  What I found was in a word shocking, affirming, and surprising.  I knew from oral history passed down by my elders including a 98 year old Aunt ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Feb 7 2012 - 8:08pm

High Tide on Haida Gwaii

The enormous difference between high and low tide in Haida Gwaii – up to twenty three vertical feet – means that twice a day, vast swathes of shellfish are unveiled, free for the taking. An ancient Haida saying is still often heard today, “When the tide i ...

Blog Post - Heidi Henderson - Oct 12 2009 - 3:01pm

Canary Islands Anthropology- Early Residents Were Berbers

By studying the Y chromosome from human dental remains from the Canary Islands, researchers have determined the origin and evolution of paternal lineages from the pre-Hispanic era to the present day. To date, only mitochondrial DNA had been studied, which ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 6:57pm

Finger Length Linked To Social Behavior?

Hormones called androgens are considered important in the development of masculine characteristics like aggression and strength and some believe that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. High levels of androgens, such as ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 4 2009 - 11:24am

Why do Men Cheat?

What do you think is the number one reason men gave for cheating on their long term partner? a) Primarily Sexual Dissatisfaction b) Other/no dissatisfaction c) Equal Emotional and Sexual Dissatisfaction d) Primarily Emotional Dissatisfaction To find out th ...

Blog Post - Asha John - Dec 10 2009 - 8:10pm

Where The Bones Are: The Evidence Of Early Cannibals In Western Europe

December 8 SPIEGEL ONLINE has two articles posted on skulls. The former covers a stone age mystery in a town called Herxheim in Germany. We read a graphic description of cannibalism during the demise of a small settlement 7 millennia ago. Yet nearby Speye ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 11 2009 - 4:55pm

30,000-Year-Old Teeth Shake Up Human Evolution

Researchers from the University of Bristol have analyzed the teeth of a 30,000-year-old child originally found in the Abrigo do Lagar Velho, Portugal in 1998. Classified as a modern human with Neanderthal ancestry, the child raises controversial questions ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 7 2010 - 12:07pm

Want To Save Gorillas And Elephants? Understand Their Human Neighbors First

Conservation efforts aimed at protecting Gorillas And Elephants in African parks and reserves  are well intentioned but are often based on incorrect assumptions about the local culture, say Purdue University anthropologists. In a new Conservation Biology p ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2010 - 3:38pm