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22,000-Year-Old Footprints Reveal the Earliest Evidence of Human Transport Technology

Anthropology.net

.” A Travois Without Wheels: Early Transport Innovation A travois—a simple sled-like structure made from wooden poles tied in an A-frame—has long been documented in Native American cultures. Historically, it was used by Plains peoples to haul loads across the land, often drawn by horses or dogs. Quaternary Science Advances.

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Ancient Human Habitation: New Discoveries from East Timor’s Laili Rock Shelter

Anthropology.net

Excavations revealed thousands of stone artifacts and animal bones, indicating human presence approximately 44,000 years ago. Excavations in a deep cave on Timor Island unearthed thousands of artifacts, revealing signs of human presence dating back 44,000 years.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures. Yet Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been underrepresented in this country for years, according to Connie Chang’s article for Parents published April 2021. If you can’t find one, don’t worry.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Although Black Americans reinvented and established a unique culture, we’re eternally connected to the sub-Sahara. 2021) Dillard’s “Spirit of Our Work” is transformative. 2021) “We Be Lovin’ Black Children” is a short book packed with resources and activities for teaching the fullness of Black history and the African diaspora.

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The Blinkerwall: A Stone Age Megastructure in the Baltic Sea

Anthropology.net

The Discovery and Initial Observations The story begins in 2021, when Jacob Geersen, a geophysicist from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, and his team were conducting routine sonar mapping exercises off the German coast near Warnemünde. 1 Geersen, J., Bradtmöller, M., Schneider von Deimling, J., Feldens, P.,

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A Tale of Two Internships 

Anthropology News

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC).