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Two Worlds, Two Technologies: The Divergent Stone Industries of the Uluzzian and Châtelperronian Peoples

Anthropology.net

Châtelperronian sites are compiled from Pelegrin and Soressi ( 2007 ) and Soressi and Roussel ( 2014 ) modified. 2014 ) modified. To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side. Neanderthals vs. Modern Humans: Who Made What?

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The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

Anthropology.net

Cooking is often viewed as a significant turning point in human evolution. It not only provided the extra calories needed to support larger brains 1 but also transformed the way early humans interacted with their environment. Unlike other species, humans are biologically adapted to consume cooked food.

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OPINION: Can technology save the liberal arts?

The Hechinger Report

Related: How to save the humanities? The Teagle grant supported course-sharing and online module development at more than 35 institutions and organizations, and engaged more than 180 faculty and staff between 2014 and 2017. Make them a requirement toward a business degree. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

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Shaking Up High School Math

Achieve the Core

Students are also encouraged to do additional learning when necessary and resubmit artifacts of their work to demonstrate their learning related to the outcomes specified in each badge. One widely cited study of a group of Northern California school districts found that 44.3 Enter badging. What is badging?

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Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Anthropology.net

Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date.

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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It

ED Surge

These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. I needed to learn about my people in order for me to see my own humanity, and for the students I’ve taught over the past 13 years, I know this to be true. I will never forget that moment.

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Reflections on the “Historicity” of Child Death at Ireland’s Former Mother and Baby Homes

Anthropology News

When information about the disturbing nature of the unmarked common grave hit the international press in 2014, a scandal was born. Her argument has to do with the pitfalls of this, its tendency to impose hierarchies of deservingness and humanity, and possibilities otherwise.