Taylor Gurney p.2 History of Native American Jewelry I would like to talk about the history of Native Americans jewelry between the years 1870-1930. I’m going to talk about when certain tribes started some of the technique and the use of different supplies and materials that were used to make jewelry. One of the first major tribes to start in the making of jewelry was the Navajos. In the 1870 the Navajos where shown how to smelt silver by Mexican silversmiths. They would use silver
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The Iceman was discovered on the 19th September 1991 by a German couple‚ Helmut and Erika Simons‚ who were hiking near the Austrian and Italian border in the Alps. They both had wandered slightly off trail when Erika spotted a head and shoulders sticking out of the ice‚ she first thought it was a discarded doll‚ but it was later found out to be an ancient traveler now known as the Iceman. The Iceman was quickly named Otzi‚ after the valley Otzhal that was north of his death site. At one glance‚ there
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DON’T DO ANY FURTHER WORK IN THIS DOCUMENT!! I AM LETTING IT STAY HERE SO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR WORK UP TO THIS POINT!! You are no longer collaborating in this course. I have made you each a document to do your text work in. Your name is in the title of that document. I have printed this document (11/7/13) and will grade Chapters 4-6 work for Abby and Rachel from this document. I will not grade any further work in this document. Abby and Rachel begin their individual work with chapter 7
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 1 points A hominid is an ape-like primate that walks on two legs a non-human animal an example of a "paradigm" none of these A Question 2 Multiple Choice 1 points Biocultural anthropologists study hominid evolution the relationship of the skeleton with its surrounding tissue human variation the interplay of biological and cultural factors D Question 3 Multiple Choice 1 points
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the Paleolithic period in art. To be able to create this painting these early artists depended on light from make shift lamps or candles to see in these dark environments. In order to create this astonishing art work the need for art supplies that we easily find at a store today needed to be created from their natural resources. To create paint for this master piece the use of red and yellow opera was the material of choice. With this material of both choice and availability to the Paleolithic artists
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cultures of varying time periods‚ portray the human body: the Venus of Willendorf‚ the Woman from Syros‚ Menkaure and Khamerernebty‚ the Snake Goddess‚ and Weary Herakles. The first work of art that focuses on the human body is from the Paleolithic Age‚ dates from 28‚000 to 25‚000 BCE‚ and is known as the Venus of Willendorf. It was given this name after its discovery in Willendorf‚ Austria. Made of limestone and at a mere four and a half inches high‚ the Venus of Willendorf was thought to
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The reason for Stonehenge being built has been a topic widely disputed all around the globe. For centuries these twenty-foot stones built over a millennium ago by Neolithic people have boggled the minds of archaeologists and historians. Many people see it as Britain’s most popular tourist attraction and greatest national icon‚ symbolizing strength‚ power‚ and mystery‚ but different groups of people have theories. While the world can’t say why it was constructed‚ we can certainly say it wasn’t
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Human beings‚ in contrast with other species‚ do not possess highly developed instinctive reactions but have the capacity to think systematically and creatively about techniques. Human beings can thus innovate and consciously modify their environment in a way no other species has achieved. An ape may on occasion use a stick to beat bananas from a tree. A human being can fashion the stick into a cutting tool and remove a whole bunch of bananas. By virtue of human being’s nature as a toolmaker‚ a
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! ! ! What is civilisation? ! How our modern society sees it Civilisation; a manmade concept developed over time. To begin with‚ uncivilised doesn’t mean being savage or uncultured. In many cases uncivilised people have less problems than us civilised (e.g. war). Many factors define civilisation as we will find out later. First let’s take a look at the beginning of civilisation as we know it today. Civilisation required certain geographical conditions to form‚ such as the right temperature
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Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background
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