Category Archives: Anthropology

5 Interesting Links for 11-06-2020

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Worship (Archeology) Remnants found in a mithraeum from around 1600 years ago in Italy paint an interesting picture of the worship offered the god Mithras as well as others, likely … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 10-02-2020

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Footprints (Archeology) Footprints on the surface of an ancient Nefud Desert lake provide evidence of an earlier transit across the Arabian Peninsula to Saudi Arabia than previously known. These footprints, … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 08-07-2020

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Egypt (Anthropology) For the longest while, assumption has ruled anthropological theory where artifacts are too fragile to examine physically. Non-contact scanning techniques offer information to replace educated guesses as shown … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 10-18-2019

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Archeology (Babies) New studies of vessels resembling modern sippy cups gives insight into prehistoric infant raising and its similarities to our practices. (Via David Bridger) https://phys.org/news/2019-09-evidence-early-baby-bottles-animal.html Design (Book Covers) Some … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 07-19-2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Mayans (Anthropology) An examination of Mayan art appears to define chocolate as a trade currency, but some caution taking this evidence too broadly. (Via Victoria L. Szulc) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/maya-civilization-used-chocolate-money Sculpture (Art) … Continue reading →

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