World History
Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the links.
- Before The Dawn : Recovering The Lost History Of Our Ancestors
I just finished this excellent book which was written by Nicholas Wade. The author is a science reporter for the New York Times. The book covers a lot but the essence of the book is how the study of the human genome is allowing scientists and historians...
- They Came To Bury Kennewick Man, Not Praise Him
They came to bury Kennewick Man, not praise him. This is a "History in the News" column from USA Today. It recounts some of the findings that scientists have discovered about Kennewick Man who died about 9,300 years ago. This study almost did not happen....
- From Art And Tools Came Human Origins
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins. Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa. From the site: Until fairly recently, modern humans were thought to have emerged...
- Studying For The Test By Taking The Test
One of the best ways for students to learn is by taking frequent tests or quizzes. According to an interesting story in the New York Times, that's what two psychology professors found out in an experiment. One professor gave a quiz to his introductory...
- Best & Worst Study Habits
As schools begin in the next few weeks, it might not hurt to review the most effective study habits for students. Practice testing is near the top in this story in USA Today. It "not only prepares you for the sort of questions that may appear...
World History
Skull Fossil Suggests Simpler Human Lineage
Wow! So long Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus and several others. According to a new study, those different species "may actually represent variation among members of a single, evolving lineage." "In other words," according to the the New York Times, "just as people look different from one another today, so did early hominids look different from one another, and the dissimilarity of the bones they left behind may have fooled scientists into thinking they came from different species."
All of this comes from an international team of scientists who studied a skull from Dmanisi, Georgia. The skull comes from a site in Georgia that has the "biggest collections of well-preserved early human remains known anywhere in the world."
In addition to the New York Times story, you can read this story from the BBC News. And here is an NPR story about the discovery.
Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the links.
- Before The Dawn : Recovering The Lost History Of Our Ancestors
I just finished this excellent book which was written by Nicholas Wade. The author is a science reporter for the New York Times. The book covers a lot but the essence of the book is how the study of the human genome is allowing scientists and historians...
- They Came To Bury Kennewick Man, Not Praise Him
They came to bury Kennewick Man, not praise him. This is a "History in the News" column from USA Today. It recounts some of the findings that scientists have discovered about Kennewick Man who died about 9,300 years ago. This study almost did not happen....
- From Art And Tools Came Human Origins
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins. Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa. From the site: Until fairly recently, modern humans were thought to have emerged...
- Studying For The Test By Taking The Test
One of the best ways for students to learn is by taking frequent tests or quizzes. According to an interesting story in the New York Times, that's what two psychology professors found out in an experiment. One professor gave a quiz to his introductory...
- Best & Worst Study Habits
As schools begin in the next few weeks, it might not hurt to review the most effective study habits for students. Practice testing is near the top in this story in USA Today. It "not only prepares you for the sort of questions that may appear...