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David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the statement from the Archaeological Institute of America relating to the import of antiquities from Italy.
Earlier in the year, hundreds of gay couples traveled to California to be recognized by the state in marriage. Election Day, California's Proposition 8 overrode the state's Supreme Court decision to recognize same-sex marriages.
The remains of Adolf Hitler were burned in 1970 by Soviet KGB agents and thrown into a river in Germany on direct orders from the spy agency's chief, a top Russian security official said this week.
So this is how democracy works? In 2004, France banned headscarves and school principals chased after young “defiant” Muslim girls who continued to cover their heads in school.
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (JTA) -- It's time for noon prayers in this Israeli Arab city, and a jumble of sneakers piles up outside the doors of a mosque on the top floor of a private high school for the sciences.
The historic Port Hudson National Cemetery is looking to expand because it is running out of room to bury military veterans. The cemetery, which dates from 1866, has a November shutdown date for new burials, said Rex Kern, director of the Port Hudson and Baton Rouge National Cemeteries.
Ontario, Canada (AHN) – In the first study of its kind researchers detected the stress hormone cortisol in the hair of ancient Peruvians. The study subjects lived between 550 and 1532 A.D. and like us today stress was a part of their daily lives. Researchers say cortisol is released into the body including the hair when [...]
Eagle Staff ReportTexas A&M unveiled an 11-foot, 10,000-pound cannon Thursday that was plucked from the Texas City Channel last month as part of a $71 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to deepen the channel. The relic was on the gunshi ...
Susan Helene Shovlin Glennon, 39, an educator formerly of Drexel Hill, died of a pulmonary embolism Nov. 27 at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Fla., where she had lived for the last four years.
Stanford running back Toby Gerhart was named the 2009 Doak Walker Award winner Thursday. The award honoring the nation's top running back will be presented by the SMU Athletic Forum on Feb. 19 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas .
While many students at OU are busy studying for final exams or diligently footnoting final papers, some are constructing intricate models.
We learned a lot this semester. So our Bursar's account shows.
For those who watch popular forensic science themed shows such as "CSI," "Bones," or "Law & Order," the recent involvements of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Anthropology Department may be of some interest. Dr. Carlina de la Cova, a member of UNCG's Anthropology Department since 2008, specializes in biological anthropology.
MANATEE — If a victim’s bones are buried underground, the investigator needs to understand anthropology — the study of human origins.
People attending Sunday’s Christmas festival at the W.H. Over Museum also received a glimpse of a unique part of Vermillion’s past.
By: Amanda Beland Last week during the Smith Hall protests, angry individuals got in Bekah Hawley’s face and threatened her with violence. Hawley stated if she and others in the protest group hadn’t known non-violence training, the situation could have escalate...
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