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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. 1 Shipton, C., Morley, M.

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A Remarkable Discovery of a 450,000-Year-Old Tooth in Iran

Anthropology.net

Unveiling the Discovery at Qaleh Kurd Cave The recent findings, published 1 in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology on May 23, detail a remarkable assemblage of artifacts and remains dating back as far as 452,000 years ago.

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Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past

Anthropology News

Treasure hunting is long associated with endeavors to unearth concealed artifacts, illustrated best by buried troves of gold left behind by past communities. Accidents happen in dangerous sites, the promised artifact eludes hunters, or suspicion and disagreements turn violent. May engagements with the past be a part of the picture?

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Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

government abroad, while people living in the U.S. What do artifacts tell us about immigrant experience? This topic allows students to investigate the history, geographic, economic, and the civil effects on the world in the attacks aftermath. were using music as a form of protest. Making it Stick I love good song titles.

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Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

government abroad, while people living in the U.S. What do artifacts tell us about immigrant experience? This topic allows students to investigate the history, geographic, economic, and the civil effects on the world in the attacks aftermath. were using music as a form of protest. Making it Stick I love good song titles.

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Correlating Democracy and Per Capita Income: A Simple Introduction to an Old Finding

Steven V. Miller

Does democracy precede economic development? Does economic development precede democracy? His argument is one of “modernization” and his particular flavor of it contends modernization (viz, economic development/per capita income) decreases a major source of political conflict: income inequality.

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The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank

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But since October 2023, the Israeli government has prohibited most workers from returning to their jobs in Israel, skyrocketing West Bank unemployment levels to 35 percent. Now facing severe economic hardship, many of these individuals have resorted to looting archaeological sites in search of valuable objects for personal income.