3785 Stories, most recent news story added 55 minutes ago
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has contracted with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center to monitor cultural resources on about 24 acres of the 75.4-acre Mathy tract on Brice Prairie.
At a meeting Tuesday of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, County Executive Brian Hughes is expected to propose a specific firm to do an archaeological study of the Jacobs Creek bridge area, according to Julie Willmot, spokeswoman for the county executive.
HOLIDAYS
Muggles and wizards alike flocked to the Penn Museum on Sunday afternoon to play Quidditch on the grass, take their O.W.L Exams and make potions with Professor Snape. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology was transformed into Philadelphia’s own Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to host “Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum.” Under the instruction of professor of Anthropology ...
Coming up with brilliant, game-changing ideas is what makes the likes of Apple's Steve Jobs so successful, and now researchers say they have identified the five secrets to being a great innovator
Just a few years ago, it seemed curious that an omniscient, omnipotent God wouldn't smite tormentors such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris. They all published best-selling books excoriating religion and practically inviting lightning bolts.
On Friday night, a group of girls, ages 6 to 12, spent the night among the ancient artifacts in the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The girls were participating in “40 Winks with the Sphinx,” a sleepover program that introduces children to the more fun aspects of the University Museum. The program occurs sporadically throughout the year. Participating campers go on an ...
Modern methods are breathing new life into this more than 500-year-old masterpiece.
The makers of luxury watches, in today's challenging market, are promoting their product as much as an idea or metaphor as has a fashion statement.
Arthur Vokes of the Arizona State Museum goes through some of his backed inventory of artifacts. He is in the process of moving the inventory into more archival and acid free storage.
Claude Lévi-Strauss, often referred to as “the father of modern anthropology,” was renowned in life for his unifying theories and sociological bridging between tribal and “civilized” cultures. The French anthropologist, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 100, was honored in a panel discussion of his life’s work yesterday in the Kroch Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
Signs for the streets laid out by General George Rogers Clark in his original Southern Indiana settlement more than 200 years ago will be a feature of the Old Clarksville Historic District proposed for 279 acres of the town near the Ohio River.
TREMONT — A survey crew searching Monday for century-old shipwrecks in the area of the federal Bass Harbor dredging project came up empty-handed, clearing the way for the project to move forward unimpeded.
The British Museum says a massive haul of Anglo-Saxon gold found this summer by an unemployed amateur treasure-hunter has been valued at 3.285 million pounds ($5.435 million).
BY KATHY REMILLARD Anthropologist Margaret Mead once wrote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world.” Students at Ross J. Lurgio Middle School will see if that’s true this year as they embark on a new community service project. It’s called “Pay It Forward,” and it’s loosely based on the Hollywood movie of the same name. The premise is simple: Students will go ...
Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir's documentary is a bracing inquiry into arguments about the prevalence of anti-Semitism today. If the filmmaker displays an anthropologist's openness to complicated truths, he also has a contrarian's impish appetite for the opposing view — the more intemperately expressed the better, it would seem.
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
