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A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans

Anthropology.net

A Hidden Population, a Vanished Legacy What makes this finding particularly striking is that this ancient genetic mixing event is not just a curiosity of the distant past. This population bottleneck could be the result of an ecological crisis, a migration event, or simply chance," says Scally.

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Authentic Learning Can't Be Standardized

A Principal's Reflections

Students that participate in this experience travel to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic as they learn firsthand about one of the most traumatic events in human history. Commission for America’s Heritage Abroad, the group was able to dedicate a second memorial to the Wolf family, which honors the rescuers of this community.

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Paleolithic Discoveries at Soii Havzak Rockshelter Illuminate Human Migration in Central Asia

Anthropology.net

This data enables researchers to connect climatic patterns with human migration events, suggesting that Central Asia's climate may have played a role in directing early human movements through the region. 1 Zaidner, Y., & Kurbanov, S.

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Far from a plane old tree

Living Geography

More than 100 000 has been awarded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help safeguard the future of one of the UK's oldest and most important heritage trees - The Great London Plane of Ely! It stands as a fine example of how our natural heritage can be conserved and nurtured. It is commemorated with a plaque on site.

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Coronavirus Chronicles 028 – Heritage High School

Dangerously Irrelevant

Thank you, Shameka Gerald , for sharing how Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10- to 15-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 028 is below.

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Hidden Voices: How Judeo-Tunisian Arabic Lives on in France

Anthropology News

Among French Jews of Tunisian descent, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in their ancestors lifestyle before migration and with their cultural and linguistic heritage. In other words, their Arabic heritage is part and parcel of their Judaism. At first, the association offered standard Arabic lessons.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Heritage studies constitute a developing field, where it is realized that the world’s cultural heritage is a diminishing resource, and one which holds different meanings for different people. Different state archaeology departments also actively engage themselves in declaring certain archaeologically important artefact as heritage.