do not see how anyone could not enjoy it. Ever since I can remember‚ I have always loved paleontology. My dad takes great pleasure in telling the story of when I was about four years old‚ came up to him one day‚ and told him I wanted to be a paleontologist. At this time‚ I was so young that I was not able to pronounce the word correctly. I have always loved prehistoric life and thinking about what came before us‚ the human race as we know it. Part of the reason I adore this subject to the extent
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Manunggul Jar [pic] The Manunggul Jar is evidence of the spirituality of indigenous Filipinos. The Manunggul jar is cultural treasure found in the early 1960’s in Manunggul Cave‚ Lipuun Point‚ Palawan which is classified as a secondary burial jar‚ which means that only the bones of the corpse are placed inside. It has an elaborate design consisting of scrolls and curves on the top cover and is painted with hematite - a type of mineral that produces red coloring once subjected
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1. To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood‚ suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as they grow naturally‚ cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets. 2. Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service‚ the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes to monitor changes in the populations of more than 250 bird species‚ including 180 songbirds. 3. Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside
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Evolution vs. Creationism: Disproving The Theory of Evolution Since the 19th century‚ biologists have questioned the origin of life‚ asking the question "How did life first begin?" To answer that question‚ they have come up with two contradicting yet plausible theories‚ Creation and Evolution. The theory of Creation states that an intelligent being designed each organism. On the other hand‚ the theory of Evolution states that some form of stimuli sparked one of the earliest forms of life and
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This period received its name from the modern village of Villanova where archaeologists found the first remnants of the Iron Age culture in 1953 (Nardo pg. 21). Studies of cemeteries and pottery from this period indicate that about ten to twelve major towns came into power during this period‚ the five largest of which would later
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mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study the lives of all members of society. Find a site Excavate Record what is found Examine and investigate finds Publish Findings Analysis and Interpretation of finds Finding a site: Human activities
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civilizations the least is known about the Indus Valley people. This is because the Indus script has not yet been deciphered. There are many remnants of the script on pottery vessels‚ seals‚ and amulets‚ but without a "Rosetta Stone" linguists and archaeologists have been unable to decipher it. They have then had to rely upon the surviving cultural materials to give them insight into the life of the Harappan ’s. (2) Harappan ’s are the name given to any of the ancient people belonging to the Indus Valley
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design‚ and interact with objects. The word material in material culture refers to a broad range of objects. Understandings of material culture has been central to anthropology since its inception; during the late 19th and early 20th century anthropologists primarily collected material culture (Kroeber‚ Boas: 1896-1905) that was displayed in museums in Europe and North America. Daniel Miller has called for “an independent discipline of material culture” (Miller 1987:112). According to
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An artist’s reconstruction of Nyasasaurus‚ which is either the earliest known dinosaur or a close relative. Credit: Copyright Natural History Museum‚ London/Mark Witton Paleontologists think that they may have identified the earliest known dinosaur‚ which was no bigger than a Labrador retriever and lived 243 million years ago‚ during the Triassic Period. This is 10 million years earlier than the previously oldest known dinosaurs‚ and could change researchers’ views of how they evolved. The
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Abstract Cannibalism is a violation of some of the deepest taboos such as‚ incest‚ bestiality and necrophilia. It has been called the tradition of savages and is known for the sign of ultimate depravity. But despite the stigma‚ human beings have opted to eat their own kind. Sometimes‚ in order to survive. In this research‚ the various forms of cannibalism such as criminal cannibalism‚ ancient cannibalism and survival cannibalism will be reviewed. This research will also aim to find out the underlying
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