Posts Tagged ‘anthropology’

2000 Years of Native Pottery

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
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This is the second installment on the Academy’s current exhibit “Evolving Traditions: Southwest Native Pottery and Silver” and gives a brief history of the art of pottery in the Southwest.

First Americans’ Early Arrival

Thursday, March 24th, 2011
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New evidence reveals people were living in North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

A Place by the Coast

Monday, March 7th, 2011
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Exciting archaeological discovery on California’s Channel Islands yields clues to America’s early seafarers.

Neanderthal Diet

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
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Neanderthals’ dental build-up is giving scientists clues about their diets.

34,000 Year-Old Fiber

Monday, September 21st, 2009
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The recent discovery of an ancient flax fiber in a cave in the Republic of Georgia has scientists rethinking when human ancestors started constructing clothing from textiles and not animal skins.

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