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    Abydos Cemetery Analysis

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    The Abydos Cemetery was a burial ground for the ruling elites of Abydos in Predynastic times. “Umm el-Qa’ab”‚ which means "the mother of pots"‚ is the modern-day Arabic name of the site. (Bard 2008: 109) The cemetery is located in the desert between Abydos and the edge of a mountain range. The burial ground was used from at least the Naqada I period in 3800 B.C. It was the royal cemetery during the 1st Dynasty and was also used by the two last kings of the 2nd Dynasty. The area has been divided into

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    Bauchelain and Korbal Broach is a series of novels by Steven Erikson the Canadian novelist anthropologist and archaeologist whose real name is Steve Rune Lundin. Erikson is best known for creation of the Malazan universe series of novels in which his Malazan Book of the Fallen and Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series of novellas are set. His work in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series has been called one of the most prominent works in epic fantasy in recent times. Steven Erikson was born in Ontario

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    Dinosaur Observation

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    They will be looking up the words fossil and paleontologist. They will be asked to write down the definition and draw a photo based on the definition. The last group of students will get to be paleontologist. They will be going an archeological dig. The teacher will supply the students with play-doh‚ toothpicks and a paper labeled “Fossil Cookies”. (This project could be done

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    APUS PRE-EG CH.1-5 Name C1-n6 \)fX?wz•c’ . 1) Broadly trace the major phases of pre-Columbian Native American history as charted by archaeologists and anthropologists. 2) Contrast the views of Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with those of Native Americans and Africans they encountered on such topics as the environment‚ social relations‚ religious beliefs‚ and slavery. Which group do you consider "savage/ "heathen/ or "barbarian"? Explain. 3) What factors contributed to the

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    Human Rights Issues Addressed by Examining the Santa Cruz Massacre and the San Vicente Cemetery Mass Graves Krystal Gibbens Texas Tech University April 14‚ 2011 Abstract Human rights are constantly violated. This has been an issue in the past and will continue in the future. Recently‚ science has caught up. With advances in forensic science‚ especially in anthropology and archeology‚ graves can not only be located‚ but thoroughly excavated‚ leading to positive

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    La Brea Tar Pits

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    Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast mosaic of white bones" on the surface of a pool of asphalt--the skeleton of a giant ground sloth‚ a huge armored animal that had been extinct for millions of years. As paleontologists subsequently probed the La Brea tar pits‚ it became obvious that the heavy asphalt had trapped numerous prehistoric animals and‚ more important‚ had then perfectly preserved their skeletons. It was perhaps the richest paleontological find ever

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    CORE 1: CITIES OF VESUVIUS – POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM 1. Geographical content The physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING/NATURAL FEATURES Located in the coastal plain known today as Campania – 200km south of Rome Known for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape Plain faces the Bay of Naples – Tyrrhenian sea to the west Mount Vesuvius dominates the Campania plain Pompeii and Herculaneum

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    when things are going to occur. Some careers in geology are paleontologist‚ geochemist and hydrologist. What is a paleontologist? A paleontologist is a person who studies ancient life and ecosystems. Paleontologist also study fossils to determine organisms. But there is more than one kind of paleontologist like micropaleontology‚ human paleontology‚ and paleoecology etc. A micropaleontologist study microscopic fossils. A human paleontologist study prehistoric human and proto-human fossils. And paleoecologists

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    What Is Anthropology

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    McGraw-Hill © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Using These Slides These PowerPoint slides have been designed for use by students and instructors using the Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity textbook by Conrad Kottak. These files contain short outlines of the content of the chapters‚ as well as selected photographs‚ maps‚ and tables. Students may find these outlines useful as a study guide or a tool for review. Instructors may find these files useful as

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    National Museum

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    A. PROCEEDINGS: Another Sunday (August 11‚ 2013) has come and another Research day we need to do and the research what I am talking about is the Museum. A usual‚ I woke up early to prepare my things. I took a bath‚ I ate my breakfast then I brush my teeth and lastly I wore my clothes then I decided to leave the house and go to the meeting place. I ride on a jeep onto legarda then another jeep onto Manila City Hall. When I arrived at Manila City Hall‚ I quickly go to UDM to wait for the others

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