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Anthropologist Pruetz's discovery inspiring young adventurers, scientists, photographers and storytellers

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:32:15 UT

Hunting tools used in Pruetz's discovery are on display in the collection of artifacts found in the main lobby of National Geographic's headquarters. They are also expected to be included in a Smithsonian Institution exhibit in 2009, according to Richard Potts, director, Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian.

ANTHROPOLOGY: THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MAN AND HIS CULTURE AND HEALTH

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:24:23 UT

If a patient is not of the same ethnic or social class as the doctor, there might be problems understanding each other's cultural perceptions of health, Cashdan said. She thinks if doctors want to help patients change their health-related behaviors, they need to understand where their patients are coming from, and anthropology teaches that.

“ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: A HISTORICAL READER”

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:53:33 UT

A field such as ecological anthropology is particularly relevant to contemporary concerns with the state of the general environment. Anthropological knowledge has the potential to inform and instruct humans about how to construct sustainable ways of life. Anthropology, especially when it has an environmental focus, also demonstrates the importance of preserving cultural diversity.

Forensic anthropology exhibition at UTK

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:06:07 UT

The idea for a forensic anthropology exhibit was first proposed in late summer of 2007, and the design was laid...

Why forensic anthropology is so important?

Risk of Pakistan's inheritance

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:54:56 UT

The question today is, can Pakistan fulfill those responsibilities or is it no longer able to do so? During the ongoing political crisis, as Musharraf and the opposition fight, militants have an open field. In an old ballad, a husband and wife argue about who should get up and bar the door for the night. Both refuse to do it, saying it is the other's turn. Finally, the obstinate pair agrees that the first to speak will be the one to bar the door:

Tags: heritage, Risk of Pakistan's inheritance

Dark Caves Bright Vision

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:17:41 UT

Frontal view of the southern sector of Abri Castanet as seen at the end of the 1996 season. The lowermost Aurignacian level (level 1) is exposed in the shallow section visible at left. At the left of photo and for 25 meters beyond, is the unexcavated central portion of the site.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:56:13 UT