Flatfish Fossils: Evolutionary Missing Link? Jul 13, 2008
13, 2007) Two new fossils cast fresh light on a little understood and important period of human prehistory at the dawn of our own genus, Homo. One of the two fossils, an upper jaw bone of Homo habilis (KNM-ER. (Science Daily)
Three Great American Ideas Jul 2, 2008
Certainly when compared to Europe, we have no very ancient history as a people -- no ruins of past iterations of our own civilization dot the landscape to remind us of any deep roots in the mists of prehistory. No mythical Romulus and Remus, suckled by wolves, form our creation myth. (Townhall.com)
Lake Sediments Help Scientists Trace 7,000 Years Of Mining, Metal Use In China Jun 20, 2008
The study could help scientists better assess the accumulative environmental effects of human activity in the region since prehistory times. See also. (Science Daily)
Evolution of the action film Jun 12, 2008
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Action's Evolution Jun 8, 2008
Evolution of the action film. Article:Evolution of the action film:/c/a/2008/06/06/PK3A10U7BQ.DTL Article:Evolution of the action film:/c/a/2008/06/06/PK3A10U7BQ.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Ball Is Round Jun 7, 2008
Perhaps the finestcertainly the stoutestsoccer history ever written is David Goldblatt's 974-page (2006), which crams it all in, from the game's ancient prehistory in Tan dynasty China to Zinedine Zidane. Goldblatt thinks and writes lucidly, offering insights on the social and economic aspects of soccer in the globalized age. (Slate)
REVIEW: 'Savage Grace,' a film of decadent decline Jun 6, 2008
Savage Grace,' a film of decadent decline - International Herald Tribune. Julianne Moore marries up and then has a long spiral down in "Savage Grace." (IFC Films). (International Herald Tribune)
We as black people now have hope that we have never, ever had. I have new goals for my little girl. She can't give me any excuses because she's black." Jun 6, 2008
Many African-Americans see a tipping point in Obama's victory - International Herald Tribune. Kwabena Sam-Brew after the Barack Obama Rally in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday night. (International Herald Tribune)
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Many African-Americans see a tipping point in Obama's victory - International Herald Tribune. Many African-Americans see a tipping point in Obama's victory. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. not seeking permanent Iraq bases, ambassador says Jun 6, 2008
Published: June 6, 2008. The United States ambassador to Iraq dismissed any suggestion on Thursday that the Bush administration was maneuvering to set up permanent military bases in Iraq. (International Herald Tribune)
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In Utah, rafting through prehistory - International Herald Tribune ... In Utah, rafting through prehistory ... AND when it comes to the river, which flows through a layered, time-carved landscape that reeks of prehistory, there are even deeper mysteries. (International Herald Tribune)
Swiss co-hosts meet Czechs in opening match Jun 6, 2008
Reuters Published: June 6, 2008. Euro 2008 gets underway on Saturday with co-hosts Switzerland pitting their promising young team against an experienced Czech Republic side (5 p.m. British time) keen to prove their best days are not behind them. (International Herald Tribune)
Bones of large prehistoric camel found in Gilbert May 22, 2008
Another piece of prehistory has been uncovered in Gilbert. Town officials announced Wednesday that the upper-foreleg bone of a large camel known as camelops was discovered in February during construction of a water treatment plant in southeast Gilbert. (AZCentral)
Soccer And Sightseeing In Europe May 13, 2008
The city features art museums and the Swiss National Museum, with exhibits on the country's cultural heritage going back to prehistory. On the outskirts of town is the zoo with the Masoala Rainforest, a dome-shaped enclosure recreating a Madagascar environment complete with live lizards and lemurs in the trees overhead as you wander the paths below. (CBS News -- World)
May at the Landing May 10, 2008
In addition to the river cleanup, the Landing is hosting a night of history at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 15, when Bernie Otto, president of the Massasoit chapter of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, will present a talk and slide show on the prehistory of the Kingston Bay area. The presentation will focus on archaeological digs in the River Street and Rocky Nook areas, and the talk is free. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Book Review: Becoming Roxy Music May 8, 2008
The more likely result of reading "Re-Make/Re-Model," a prehistory of Roxy Music by the English novelist and cultural critic Michael Bracewell, will be a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Carnac Rows of prehistoric Stones Apr 14, 2008
The region is a megalithic paradise and features many more prehistoric monuments dotted around the area, and is a fascinating introduction to European prehistory for all ages ... Museum of Prehistory. (Suite101.com)
Fooling Ourselves into Entitlements Apr 13, 2008
To find such a large decline in a year you must peer back into the mists of prehistory, all the way back to ... To find such a large decline in a year you must peer back into the mists of prehistory, all the way back to. (Townhall.com)
* The best of all worlds Apr 11, 2008
Taitungs National Museum of Prehistory (OWve]), Taitung Hunter School (xFyH) and Mountain Boar University (sj) make up the second days itinerary. Participants will see how hunting knowledge is passed from generation to generation, as well as how elders pass on their tribes history and ways of thinking through storytelling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Stonehenge is a shrine ... to red tape Apr 3, 2008
And I'm sorry that regular contributors, who usually think history in our schools is so important, have so little appreciation of Britain's prehistory. Posted by cyn on April 2, 2008 2:52 PM. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Bigger future for hobo museum? Mar 29, 2008
Palan said a building must either have architectural significance; historical ties with famous people; hold clues to the past or prehistory itself or must have significance in the overall scheme of society or within the community. It is this fourth requirement that he is currently working on. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Spain dig yields ancient European Mar 27, 2008
"In terms of European prehistory, this [find] is very significant," said Professor Chris Stringer, research leader in human origins at London's Natural History Museum. The timing of the earliest human habitation in Europe has been controversial. (BBC News)
Oldest Cretaceous Period Dinosaur Discovered Represents New Genus Of Prehistoric Aquatic Predator Mar 21, 2008
It represents the oldest known forerunner of this amazing period in North American prehistory. The excellent condition of the fossil has also proven to be a gold mine for palaeontologists, who often rely on scattered and incomplete examples for classifying and reconstructing plesiosaur prehistory. (Science Daily)
Does scripture have a place in treating mental illness? Mar 17, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: News Blog. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Exploring A 'Lost' City Of The Mycenaeans Mar 15, 2008
SHARP has received financial support from several groups, including the Institute for Aegean Prehistory, the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation, FSU and the University of Pennsylvania. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Play history Mar 3, 2008
This section also links videogames to a rich prehistory of card and board games, penny arcades and pinball machines, military strategy games and pen and paper role playing games, as well as traditional sports. Each category is divided into 'families' that represent a vast spectrum of gameplay, from the early puzzle games such as Codebreakers (1978), to genre defining games such as the adventure game Zelda - Ocarina of Time (1998), the simulation Populous (1989), and the fighting game Street... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Video star pushes the nostalgia button Mar 1, 2008
Andy Hain, a software engineer in Brighton, England, maintains the website and "virtual museum" , which scrupulously charts the evolution of VCRs from prehistory to obsolescence. Since it functions as an elegy for a departed medium, Be Kind Rewind differs substantially in tone from most other movies that have prominently featured videotapes and video technology. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Land before time: 11 great prehistoric flicks Mar 1, 2008
But Hollywood has a history of mining prehistory for entertainment value over archaeological exactness or, as legendary animator Ray Harryhausen once put it, professors probably dont go to the cinema anyway ... Sure, its not much by todays standards, but think of it as the prehistory of prehistory. (MSNBC -- News)
Dead reckoning Feb 25, 2008
The pages contain fast, fact-packed yet amusing essays on history and prehistory, with vivid insights and descriptions of critters long departed, the landscape, bureaucracies, scientists, speculators and other peculiar personalities who find their Nirvana while digging through dry dust and rock for any hint of life from long, long ago. It's a bit like what you'd get if Hunter Thompson had written a book about geology. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Who is Jesus?' program to be presented Feb 22, 2008
The Tin B Cailnge is an epic tale, glimpsing back into Celtic prehistory, and an equal to Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales. Irish manuscripts, like the Book of Kells, are an impressive art form that is uniquely Irish. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A terrible, beautiful history of hope Feb 16, 2008
It suggests we have a connection with our land not solely based on commerce, and that there are continuities in our understanding of our land that extend into prehistory. It is an argument, never more timely, that we are our own people, not a poor imitation of elsewhere. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Text of PM Rudd's 'sorry' address Feb 13, 2008
We embrace with pride, admiration and awe these great and ancient cultures we are truly blessed to have among us cultures that provide a unique, uninterrupted human thread linking our Australian continent to the most ancient prehistory of our planet. Growing from this new respect, we see our indigenous brothers and sisters with fresh eyes, with new eyes, and we have our minds wide open as to how we might tackle, together, the great practical challenges that indigenous Australia faces in the... (Sydney Morning Herald)
How a building becomes 'historic' Feb 3, 2008
It could yield or likely to yield information to the history of our prehistory. Peggy Brooker, Casper's Historic Preservation Commission coordinator, said the five additional buildings are eligible because of their association with the economic development of Casper, as well as their age. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Past and future perfect Jan 12, 2008
Maybe what it was like to walk with an Albertosaurus in prehistory ... BADLANDS, ALBERTA: THE ROAD TO PREHISTORY. (Globe and Mail)
'The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken' Former Hoboken resident discovers food and family Jan 11, 2008
That book recounts the story of women and food from prehistory to present day. Schenone said that after writing that first book about women and food it was time for her to recount her own life. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Neanderthals may be ancestors of modern humans, scientist says Jan 3, 2008
SOURCES: HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN EVOLUTION AND PREHISTORY. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail)
Rewarded for a scam Dec 28, 2007
" ManBearPig wrote on Dec 25, 2007 1:39 AM:" FlimFlam-Lets see, I have to grow up, I have to stop being so selfish, You don't care about my "Conspiracy theory", I insinuated your ignorance, I insinuated your prehistory intelligence, I appear to lack the self control to debate civilly, and it's very hard for you to listen to people like me ... " FlimFlam wrote on Dec 24, 2007 9:41 AM:" ManBearPig, Lets see you insinuated my ignorance (inflammatory) then you insinuated a prehistory human mentality... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
'We'd be better off if women ran everything' Dec 18, 2007
For the whole of prehistory, this separation of roles worked well, Morris says - a perfect union designed to rear young and perpetuate the species. The problem came when we started to expand from our natural tribal groups of around 100 and develop big settlements. (Guardian Unlimited)
Historical Register listing looking hopeful for Canal Place Dec 11, 2007
that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Some of the effects of being listed on the State and National Historic Registers, Smith said, include the fostering of community pride. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Review: Schliemann blurs line between discovery, fraud in 'Troy' Nov 25, 2007
(The Nazis, after all, were themselves enthusiastic crank archaeologists, eager to concoct their own sufficiently ennobling prehistory out of whole cloth if necessary. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Their amp goes up to eleven Nov 23, 2007
"It's either historical or prehistorical, or vaguely crypto-zoology. Usually when I'm with them I do prehistorical - prehistory way back like zygotes.". "We have no idea what he's singing about," Walters says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
READERS WRITE Nov 19, 2007
We can't prove that a guy named Smith didn't find a bunch of golden tablets about the prehistory of the Americas (and then hide them away at some secret undisclosed location). We can't prove that dead jihadists don't arrive at paradise equipped with 42 virgins. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
LOST CAVES REVEALED Nov 17, 2007
When New Melones Dam was filled a quarter century ago this year, thousands of acres of history and prehistory were lost to its watery depths. Drought conditions, however, have lowered the lake level by 93 feet, bringing back a glimpse of what was lost notably, several of the 20-plus caves inundated when the dam's floodwaters began to rise. (The Union Democrat)
* Events & Entertainment Nov 9, 2007
The exhibit will move to the National Museum of Prehistory (xWve]) and Kaohsiung Museum of History (v]). For more information, visit www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Filling In The Blanks Of Southeast Asian Prehistory Oct 27, 2007
26, 2007) As archaeologists in the last half century have set about reconstructing the prehistory of Southeast Asia, data from one country centrally located Laos was conspicuously missing ... Dr. Joyce White, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Director of the Museum s Ban Chiang, Thailand project, has long believed that the key to understanding the early prehistory of the entire region lay in Laos, especially northern Laos,... (Science Daily)
Interest rising in Britain Oct 24, 2007
In the television prehistory of 30 years ago, the only hint many Britons had of the NFL came courtesy of one of the 20th century's foremost American icons, J.R. Ewing, who was fictional if you must be a stickler about it. The opening credits of "Dallas" showed a Cowboys game from atop Texas Stadium and, Halling said, "Most of us before 1982, that was the only thing we knew about American football.". (Los Angeles Times)
* Say what you see, see what you say Oct 18, 2007
A joint venture between the Museum of Filipino People, National Museums of Thailand, Museum of Vietnamese History, National Taiwan Museum, National Museum of Prehistory and National History Museum, the exhibit contains 226 cultural artifacts including tapestries, bowls, masks, puppets, stonework and sculpture. There is even a section on betel nuts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Commitment to Illinois River continues ... Soldier's remains ID'd after 40 years ... Pekin Park District reports on current and future projects ... Hopedale surgeon sued for medical malpractice ... Court briefs ... Police notes ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Thursday, October 04, 2007 Participants in a River Conference Conservation Tour make a stop at the Mackinaw River near Townline Road outside of South Pekin Tuesday. Photo by Josh Bradshaw / Times staff Commitment to Illinois River continues Oct 4, 2007
Topics include public issues such as stormwater management, restoration projects, public/private partnerships, nature-based tourism, scenic byways, Asian carp, and the prehistory and archeology of the river valley. Taking off from Peoria's Holiday Inn City Centre Hotel, the motorcoach tour departed at 9 a.m. The pre-registered passengers heard various speakers give educational talks on environmental issues, such as erosion control, a Mossville subdivision striving for environmental friendliness,... (Pekin Times, IL)
Greatest moments in Web history Oct 4, 2007
Yet it already has a long and storied history (and some prehistory). We've decided to chronicle its 16 greatest moments here. (InfoWorld)
Do we have a right to reproduce? [Guest Opinion] Oct 2, 2007
More specifically, within the human species, there is evidence from prehistory regarding isolated populations overtaxing local ecosystems, leading to an associated loss of cultures. But examining the historical global human population growth rate, it is clear that the problems associated with current population levels are indeed a very recent phenomenon with no historical precedent. (Daily Iowan, IA)
What language barrier? Oct 1, 2007
Evolutionary psychology is open to a similar criticism: that it takes today's social prejudices and projects them back into prehistory, thus elevating them to the status of timeless truths about the human condition. Champions of the evolutionary approach often say it is their opponents whose arguments are based on prejudice rather than facts or logic. (Guardian Unlimited)
Extraterrestrial Impact Likely Source Of Sudden Ice Age Extinctions Sep 26, 2007
Now a team of scientists, including Brown University planetary geologist Peter Schultz, provides evidence that an asteroid impact likely caused the sudden climate changes that killed off the mammoths and other majestic beasts of prehistory. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the international team lays out its theory that the mass extinctions in North America were caused by one or more extraterrestrial objects comets or meteorites that exploded over the Earth or slammed into... (Science Daily)
The first Helenans Sep 23, 2007
Throughout prehistory and into the 1800s, the Helena Valley drew hunter-gatherers, most of them transient. The Nez Perce, Blackfeet, Shoshone, Crow and Assiniboine all hunted here. (Helena Independent Record)
Vote for your favorite life science blogs Sep 21, 2007
He didn't have a childhood but a prehistory (comments on evolution). No tuvo infancia, tuvo prehistoria (comentarios sobre evolucin). (The Scientist)
Infotainment Sep 15, 2007
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory. In the Valley of ElahHollywood: Cast members Frances Fisher (L), Jake McLaughlin (2nd R), Charlize Theron (R) and director Paul Haggis attend the premiere of In the Valley of Elah. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Shakira's hips don't lie, and they go to UCLA Sep 15, 2007
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843. She went when she finished her tour, for the summer, Shakira s manager Fifi Kurzman told The Associated Press. (KHOU.com, TX)
Shakira: Pop star, UCLA student Sep 14, 2007
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843." ... For the past month, the Colombian pop star has attended a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called 'Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Shakira takes break from hip-shimmying to study at UCLA Sep 14, 2007
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at UCLA called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843.". The class began August 6th and ended Thursday. (KRNV.com, NV)
Whiteside House on historic list Aug 22, 2007
It has to be associated with historic events or a historically significant person; have relics from prehistory, such as an archaeological site might have; or embody a distinct type of architecture. Eaton initially wanted to use the association with the Whiteside family as the main qualifying criterion. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Oldest footprint discovered Aug 22, 2007
Khaled Saad, the director of prehistory at the council, said that, based on the age of the rock where the footprint was found, it could date back even further than the renowned three million year-old fossil Lucy, the partial skeleton of an ape-man which was found in Ethiopia in 1974. Most archaeological interest in Egypt is focused on the time of the pharaohs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Whiteside House listed on National Register of Historic Places Aug 21, 2007
It has to be associated with historic events or a historically significant person, or it must have relics from prehistory, such as an archaeological site might have, or it has to embody a distinct type of architecture. Eaton initially wanted to use the association with the locally prominent Whiteside family as the main qualifying criterion. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
What's so special about Lake Winnipesaukee? (And more travel tidbits) Aug 7, 2007
Finally, a quick survey in the back covers "Thirty-Two Millennia in Six Pages" from prehistory through ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, right up to modern times. The book is not a travel guide per se, however, so you won't find addresses, hours and admission information - just an entertainingly written overview. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The 1 million treasure buried by a Jul 22, 2007
Jonathan Williams, the British Museum s keeper of prehistory and Europe, said that the remarkable find shed new light on a period overshadowed by bloodshed and brutality. This was a crucial moment in the country we now live in, he said. (Times Online)
Linguists seek a time when we spoke as one Jul 21, 2007
"That time limit is totally wrong," says John Bengtson, vice president of the Association for the Study of Language in Prehistory in Cambridge, Mass. "Languages that have been separated 8,000 years get down to a low percentage of common words. However, that low percentage seems to be very stable.". (USA Today -- Tech)
Viking treasure hoard uncovered Jul 20, 2007
" The ancient objects come from as far afield as Afghanistan in the East and Ireland in the West, as well as Russia, Scandinavia and continental Europe. The hoard contains 617 silver coins and 65 other objects, including a gold arm-ring and a gilt silver vessel. Dr Jonathan Williams, keeper of prehistory in Europe at the British Museum, said: "[The cup] is beautifully decorated and was made in France or Germany at around AD900. "It is fantastically rare - there are only a handful of others known... (BBC News -- Science)
