Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Hieroglyphic depictions and ritual artifacts reveal that early Egyptians often used animals to represent gods, cosmic forces, or societal ideals. The deliberate alteration of sheep horns likely mirrored this tradition, transforming them into living symbols of the elite’s ability to dominate and reshape the natural world. .”

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Previously believed to be a mere work of art, this 37,000-year-old artifact now emerges as a sophisticated tool for crafting rope. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5217 Unveiling the Enigma Back in 2015, ivory fragments surfaced in Hohle Fels, showcasing signs of intricate workmanship. Credit: Science Advances (2024). 1 Conard, N.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

In January 2015, Duggan enrolled in New Hampshire’s self-paced Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), joining about 200 full-time middle and high school students and about 10,000 part-timers from brick-and-mortar schools statewide who take VLACS courses a la carte. Her parents agreed. That’s the norm right now.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

What distinguishes micro-credentials from traditional PD workshops is the way in which teachers and educational leaders provide evidence of learning. Traditional PD uses an attendance sheet as the primary measurement of “learning”. 2015) Who believes in me? This job-embedded practice cements learning 7. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

When people use the term in my classes, it makes me feel like an artifact of the past. Ojibwe peoples of the Great Lakes region incorporate the Seven Grandfather Teachings into their cultural beliefs and ceremonies, while many Pueblo traditional beliefs are grounded in a relationship with ancestral spirits called kachinas.

Government 105

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

In 1978, just a few years before Helgeson’s birth, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act became law, finally affirming the right of country’s indigenous people to access sacred sites, worship in traditional ceremonies and use materials they consider sacred artifacts, like eagle bones, that are restricted to non-Indians.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 19, 2025

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. But Inaba and Akiyama suggest the pressures may have run deeper. C., & Kuhn, S.

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