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By: Lynda Osborne
Many traditions have been adopted in the celebration of Christmas. The decoration of a tree is one that goes back centuries. more...
Cooked Food and Human Development
Humans are the only species able to cook food, but not the only species that prefers cooked food. We have adapted to the presence of cooked food in our diets. more...
Beer Was The Catalyst For Civilization
By: Robert Barwell
It has been argued that beer, not bread, was the real reason early humans decided to form settlements. more...
By: Duncan McGibbon
According to some, a tribe, such as the African Azande, may have a different perspective, but it Is equally as meaningful. Others argue that such comparisons are sensless more...
By: Lawrence Koppy
Porphyria symptoms bear striking similarities to characteristics associated with
Vampires of literature and film. Could this explain origins of the age-old legend?
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Introduction to Norse Mythology: Thor
By: Robert Guthrie
While the leader of the Aesir and creator of men is Odin in Norse mythology, he is less known and less represented in the modern world than Thor, his son. more...
Introduction to Norse Mythology: Ragnarok
By: Robert Guthrie
It may seem strange to start a introduction to a whole mythos with its end, but what makes Norse mythology unique is the way the end times influence the whole. more...
Anthropology is a holistic social science discipline with many distinctive and interdisciplinary specializations. more...
What Drove Neanderthal Extinction?
The more that's learned about our close, absent cousins, the Neanderthals, the more puzzling it is that they went extinct 30,000 years ago while we did not. more...
Three Major Trends in Human Evolution
By: Valerie Suydam
In human evolution, three trends that occur include change towards bipedal movement, tool use, and evolutionary dead-ends. more...
Oregon Cave Men: Description, Shelter, Language
By: Stephanie Cox
An Oregonian from 9,000 years ago would have dark skin and dark brown eyes. His hair would be almost black and very coarse. more...
Oregon Archaeology: Excavation Yields Old Shoe
By: Stephanie Cox
Archaeologists digging in Oregon's famous Fort Rock caves uncovered a 9,000 sandal, one of the oldest artifacts in America. more...
Neanderthals: Prehistory's Hominids
Neanderthals or Homo neanderthalensis appeared between 250,000 and 30,000 years ago and the dwelled in an area bordered by Britain on the west and Iraq in the east more...
By: John R Albers
Charms and fetishes are possibly one of the oldest and longest lived aspects of spiritualism there is. Their existence ranges from the Stone Age to the modern day. more...
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