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- AnthroJournal
- Jersey’s Ice Age heritage
- How continents shaped human culture
- Beheaded Archbishop's Face Revealed
- Nevern Castle ancient inscriptions to 'ward off evil'
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 06:16 AM PDT AnthroJournal is an open source journal of outstanding scholarly research papers and reports authored primarily by undergraduate and graduate college students. The content represents the results of extensive research undertaken by students during the course of their education. The material is free and open for public access, affording students with a global readership venue. Content is acquired through student application and evaluated for quality before publication. See the "Paper Submission Procedure" tab at this website for instructions on how to apply. The Journal's first papers were published in the June and September, 2011 issues of Popular Archaeology Magazine. Go to the AnthroJournal Website...  |
| Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:10 AM PDT A UK archaeological research team are returning to Jersey this October to undertake scientific analysis at the Neanderthal site of La Cotte de St Brelade. Read the rest of this article...  |
| How continents shaped human culture Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:05 AM PDT How modern-day humans dispersed on the planet and the pace of civilization-changing technologies that accompanied their migrations are enduring mysteries. Scholars believe ancient peoples on Europe and Asia moved primarily along east-west routes, taking advantage of the relative sameness in climate, allowing technological advances to spread quickly. But what about in North and South America, with its long, north-south orientation and great variability in climate? How did people move and how quickly did societal innovations follow? Studying the human genomeUsing advanced genetic analysis techniques, evolutionary biologists at Brown University and Stanford University studied nearly 700 locations on human genomes drawn from more than five dozen populations. They say that technology spread more slowly in the Americas than in Eurasia and that the continents' orientation seems to explain the difference. After humans arrived in the Americas 20,000 to 40,000 years ago, genetic data shows, the migrating populations didn't interact as frequently as groups in Eurasia.Read the rest of this article...  |
| Beheaded Archbishop's Face Revealed Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:03 AM PDT The face of a 14th-century former Archbishop of Canterbury has been revealed 630 years after he was beheaded by angry peasants. Resembling a character out of a science fiction movie, the medieval cleric Simon of Sudbury now stares at visitors in St. Gregory's Church at Sudbury in Suffolk, where the 3-D model is on permanent display alongside the original skull. "There was a gasp when people saw what he looked like as his sculpture was unveiled. He was compared to characters such as Spock and Shrek, and some were surprised by the size of him. Indeed, he is quite a big guy," forensic artist Adrienne Barker from the University of Dundee told Discovery News. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Nevern Castle ancient inscriptions to 'ward off evil' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:01 AM PDT Experts believe rare 12th Century slate inscriptions found on a castle were probably made to protect against evil. Archaeologists think the stars and other designs were made by a serf, labourer or soldier some time between 1170 and 1190 when the castle was built. They say they also give an insight into the beliefs of medieval working men. Read the rest of this article...  |
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