New Mexico mammoths among best evidence for early humans in North America
About 37,000 years ago, a mother mammoth and her calf met their end at the hands of human beings.
Archaeology
Aug 1, 2022
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News tagged with indigenous cultures
Study shows indigenous Canadian Arctic people's textiles predated European contact
A new study by Brown University researchers shows that the Dorset and Thule people—ancestors of today's Inuit—created spun yarn some 500 to 1,000 years before Vikings arrived in North America. The finding, made possible ...
Archaeology
Aug 21, 2018
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Study finds Indigenous culture boosts children's outcomes
The research, published in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations, analysed data from Australia's Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children to better understand the link between the health and social wellbeing ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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Indigenous storytelling is a new asset for biocultural conservation
Some of the areas hosting most of the world's biodiversity are those inhabited by indigenous peoples. In the same way that biodiversity is being eroded, so is the world's cultural diversity. As a result, there have been several ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2017
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Study explores how Native Americans used sea otters
University of Oregon scientists are probing archaeological evidence for how indigenous peoples used sea otters, and their findings could help Alaskans confront growing numbers of the mammals and Oregonians who want to reintroduce ...
Archaeology
Jun 2, 2020
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54% of projects extracting clean energy minerals overlap with Indigenous lands, research reveals
Vast quantities of minerals are needed to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. Minerals and metals are essential for wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries for electric vehicles. But Indigenous peoples ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2022
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Exploring Indian genetic heritage in present-day Thailand
A new genetic analysis reveals novel insights into the genetic heritage of people living in Thailand in the present day, which suggest the potential importance of past migrations in spreading Indian culture to the region. ...
Biotechnology
Feb 17, 2022
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How social media help save an endangered language
(PhysOrg.com) -- There was a time when everyone living in Michigan grew up speaking the native language of the area's indigenous people. Now less than 10 people born in the state are fluent, yet more than 2,700 people "like" ...
Other
Feb 21, 2012
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Corn connects many generations of Maya
That corn was highly important in the Maya culture is something that Genner Llanes Ortiz, himself a Maya from the Mexican province of Yucatan, has always known, right from his childhood. But just how important the role of ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2020
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Environment change threatens indigenous traditional knowledge
The way indigenous cultures around the globe use traditional medicines and pass on knowledge developed over centuries is directly linked to the natural environment, new research has found.
Environment
Feb 13, 2014
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