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David Cliff Grove

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Grove, Jubilee Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Courtesy Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida, passed away on May 24, 2023, at the age of 87 after a long illness. Gillespie, University of Florida) The post David Cliff Grove appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Ancient Craftsmanship: How Early North Americans Used Bone Needles to Survive Cold Climates

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However, recent excavations led by the University of Wyoming's Todd Surovell and Wyoming State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton have revealed additional artifacts that deepen our understanding of life at this site, including the oldest known bead in the Americas, made from a hare bone. Source: Current Anthropology , 2015.

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Climate, Chaos, and Cooperation: How Shifting Environments May Have Forged Early Human Solidarity

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Artifacts from sites like Blombos Cave in South Africa and Olorgesailie in Kenya suggest complex behaviors—ochre use, shell bead production, long-distance obsidian transport—that imply trust, planning, and collaboration across groups. Current Anthropology , 37(S1), S1–S38. Related Research Potts, R. link] Brooks, A.