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Researchers take aim at the evolution of traditional technologies More on Hadza technical know-how
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-aim-evolution-traditional-technologies.amp?__twitter_impression=true
In the last 60,000 years, humans have emerged as an ecologically dominant species and have successfully colonized every terrestrial habitat. Our evolutionary success has been facilitated by a heavy reliance on an ever-advancing technology. ...

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Articles on Rock Art from Antiquity Collection of rock art articles free to download this month
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/online-collections-from-antiquity/rock-art
Rock Art articles from Antiquity

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Argentina: Can one country's change of abortion law alter a continent? The green wave spreads
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56098334
Pro-choice activists hope Argentina's legalisation of abortion will bring about change elsewhere.

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Oman crackdown over criticism of plans to develop Dhofar camel-grazing area Environmental activists being imprisoned in Oman for defending access of camels to grazing Dhofar plain
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/oman-dhofar-camel-grazing-development-criticism-plans-crackdown
Poet Salem Ali al-Maashani the latest to be arrested as discontent over governor's decision to remove camel herders grows online

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First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals San Diego great apes get special Covid vaccine
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/first-great-apes-at-us-zoo-receive-coronavirus-vaccine-made-for-animals
Orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have received a coronavirus vaccine, Nat Geo has learned, after some zoo gorillas tested positive in January. 1 Comments

this is obviously nonsense, and is a shame to see you great scientists publicising it

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'The Anthropology of Shakespeare,' by Jacob Fishel March 2 2021 A phenomenal talk by Jacob Fishel, revelatory on the gender politics of Shakespeare. Don't miss the discussion, one gem after another, especially dialogue between Jacob and Tam Dean Burn, both Shakespearian actors.
https://vimeo.com/518971279
Ben Jonson famously wrote Shakespeare ‘was not ...

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'We thought they were going to be massacred': 80 years since forced First Fleet re-enactment... Relevant to Australia day protests a few weeks back, but a fascinating story
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/9358854?__twitter_impression=true
'We thought they were going to be massacred': 80 years since forced First Fleet re-enactmentABC Broken Hill / By Aimee VolkofskyPosted ThuThursday 25 JanJanuary 2018 at ... 3 Likes

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How economic behaviour drove witch hunts in pre-modern Germany – Johannes Dillinger | Aeon Essays Rich witches as 'brides of the dragon'
https://aeon.co/amp/essays/how-economic-behaviour-drove-witch-hunts-in-pre-modern-germany?__twitter_impression=true
How a flawed logic of economic scarcity and social climbing spurred witch hunts in early modern Germany 2 Comments

interesting - Among both the rich witches and dragon witches we find women and men. There seem to have been ...I prefer Sylvia Federici's take on the issue

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Indigenous language denialism in Australia - Language on the Move Politics of Indigenous languages.
https://www.languageonthemove.com/indigenous-language-denialism-in-australia/
Gerald Roche (Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University) and Jakelin Troy (Director, Indigenous Research, The University of Sydney) *** Editor’s note: This week (Nov 08-15) we are celebrating NAIDOC week.... 6 Likes

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Trends in age at menarche in low- and middle-income countries Changes to age at menarche across the world.
https://www.niussp.org/article/trends-in-age-at-menarche-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-evolution-de-lage-a-la-menarche-dans-les-pays-a-revenu-faible-et-intermediaire/
Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a lifecourse perspective. Tiziana Leone and Laura Brown ...

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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had similar auditory and speech capacities Neanderthal s and our ancestors had same speech/hearing capacity
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01391-6
CT scanning and an auditory bioengineering model are used to establish the sound power transmission and occupied bandwidth of the Neanderthal ear, suggesting similar auditory and speech capacities as those ... 2 Comments

Radical Anthropology Group https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/03/01/world/neanderthals-ears-hearing-language-scn/index.html?__twitter_impression=trueand it was the lack of women solidarity or alloparenting that caused their extinction?

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As Amazon forest-to-savanna tipping point looms, solutions remain elusive Coming close to the forest-to-savanna tipping point in the Amazon
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/as-amazon-forest-to-savanna-tipping-point-looms-solutions-remain-elusive/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Scientists warn that we are approaching the Amazon biome tipping point, but proposed solutions in Brazil appear stillborn, politically impractical or lack sufficient scale and/or funding.

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Can the Mighty Bankhar Dogs of Mongolia Save the Steppe? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolia-bankhar-dog.amp?__twitter_impression=true
These ancient guardians of the traditional nomadic way of life are making a comeback. 2 Comments

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I Tinituhon: Guam's creation story CHamoru people reckon with 500th anniversary of their encounter with Magellan
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6830534002?__twitter_impression=true
Before there was an ocean to voyage, land to roam\u00a0and a sky to admire, there was Fo’na and Pontan.

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Ancient DNA and multimethod dating confirm the late arrival of anatomically modern humans in southern... Late arrival of modern humans in Southern China confirmed
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/8/e2019158118.abstract?etoc
Genetic studies show the founders of all living non-African populations expanded from Africa ca. 65 to 45 ka. This “late dispersal” model has been challenged by the discovery of isolated ... 1 Comments

A bit dated considering the new finds in the Philippines & other islands. 'Asia' has not yet been properly studied ...

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429 Internal Server Error What do Hadza hunters know about bow-making?
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00161-5?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email 1 Likes

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Genomic insights into the origin of pre-historic populations in East Asia: Integrating evidence from genetics... East Asian population diversity
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124643.htm
East Asia today harbors more than a fifth of the world's population and some of the most deeply branching modern human lineages outside of Africa. However, its genetic diversity and deep population history remain poorly ... 6 Likes

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Woman makes Mi'kmaw alphabet book to help pass on language | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5928704?__twitter_impression=true
Shyla Augustine of Elsipogtog First Nation has created an alphabet book that uses animals for each letter, along with translations of those animal names in Mi'kmaw. 18 Likes

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Travelling the Tibetan and Mongolian borders in 1923 Part 1 Yunnan Looks fascinating
https://tibetan-borders.shorthandstories.com/travelling-the-tibetan-and-mongolian-borders-in-1923---part-1-yunnan/index.html?h/t
Introduction Setting out on a journey of discovery. 22 Likes

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Leaders of tribal nations ask Gov. Walz to pause Line 3 Stop Line 3
https://www.mprnews.org/amp/story/2021/02/26/leaders-of-tribal-nations-in-minn-ask-gov-walz-to-pause-line-3-work-during-legal-appeal?__twitter_impression=true
In a letter, the group urged Walz to issue an executive order putting a stay on the pipeline replacement project construction while lawsuits challenging the project’s approval play out in court.

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Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature Magpie River wins rights
https://news.trust.org/item/20210224174810-i75ms/
Environmental groups say protecting nature rights could be critical in safeguarding global biodiversity 12 Likes

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Film and Artist Q&A : Voices by Alexandrov Klum Film from Flourishing Diversity March 4
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-and-artist-qa-voices-by-alexandrov-klum-tickets-139474496975?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
A short film raising awareness for indigenous peoples of the world, including a Q&A with the creators - artist duo Alexandrov Klum

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Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads Land-grabbing via Facebook
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56168844
Protected land reserved for Brazil's indigenous communities is being traded on the social network. 1 Comments

"Facebook said it was "ready to work with local authorities", but indicated it would not take independent action of its ...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Women at the frontline: Conversation with Indigenous... https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KTWgj4NpSGm3KDx6HYs8Dw
Background and Objectives Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks against Indigenous Peoples have intensified in several countries as governments and businesses continue with their control and exploitation of lands and resources. Indigenous women are targeted for leading their organizations ... 2 Likes

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Is the Western way of raising kids weird? Yes.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-the-unusual-ways-western-parents-raise-children?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
From sleeping in separate beds to their children to transporting them in prams, Western parents have some unusual ideas about how to raise them 2 Comments

are we supposed to have a licence to look at this? haha bite meAbsolutely.

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Reimagining the relationship between Gondwanan forests and Aboriginal land management in Australia’s ‘Wet Tropics’ Long-term Aboriginal Australian land management of rainforest
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)00158-9#
The ‘Wet Tropics’ of Australia host a unique variety of plant lineages that trace their origins to the super-continent of Gondwanaland. While these ‘ancient’ evolutionary records are rightly emphasised in current management ... 7 Likes

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Brazilian Amazon: Juma descendants of 'last warrior' vow to carry on legacy Change to matriliny?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56161446
After the death of the last male member of an indigenous group, his grandchildren take an unusual step. 10 Likes

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The Kalunga digitally map traditional lands to save Cerrado way of life The Kalunga map their historic land in the Cerrado
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/the-kalunga-digitally-map-traditional-lands-to-save-cerrado-way-of-life/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The Kalunga — 39 quilombola communities, the descendants of runaway slaves — have united with international funders to use high-tech georeferencing to catalog their traditional lands and natural resources in ... 1 Likes

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The colourful fridges popping up on American streets The world's richest country cannot feed its citizens, but mutual aid takes many colourful forms.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-56176965
Local communities in the US have come up with a novel way to help feed those going hungry. 2 Likes

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