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Ancient Hierakonpolis: The Earliest Evidence of Livestock Horn Modification

Anthropology.net

This discovery reshapes our understanding of early animal domestication and its cultural significance in Predynastic Egypt. 2024.106104 The Discovery at Hierakonpolis Hierakonpolis, located about 100 kilometers from modern-day Luxor, was a thriving center of Predynastic Egyptian culture and an early hub of political power.

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Rewriting Contact: New Radiocarbon Dates Challenge Colonial Myths in Eastern North America

Anthropology.net

” From Artifact to Microhistory The breakthrough lies in how scientists now treat time. Instead of lumping broad historical periods into categories based on ceramics or colonial artifacts, radiocarbon specialists are assembling what they call “microhistories.” “They’re not passive recipients.”

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Clay and Shell in the Gobi Wind

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But beneath its cracked sediment and the shifting shoreline of long-vanished lakes, archaeologists are beginning to piece together a story not just of survival—but of deep cultural adaptation. Ostrich Beads and the Material Memory of the Steppe The Gobi Desert was never a cultural void. Muntowski and M. Yet they made pottery.

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

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.” 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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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

Soft Skills in Social Studies There is a clear connection between social studies and soft skills like: communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and cultural awareness. After students make their artifacts, they can practice listening and speaking skills by using the visuals as teaching tools.

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Understanding Paleolithic Human Stone Tool Selection: Insights into Prehistoric Intelligence

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To understand this crucial aspect of ancient culture, archaeologists focused on prehistoric sites in southern Jordan, particularly the Jebel Qalkha area, examining flint nodules from the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods (roughly 70,000 to 30,000 years ago). Tsukada, K., Tarawneh, O., Massadeh, S., & Kadowaki, S. Tsukada, K.,

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David Cliff Grove

Anthropology News

1935-2023 David C. Grove, 1935-2023 David C. 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.