News tagged with indigenous population

Austria returns remains of S.African indigenous people

Austria will return to South Africa the remains of two indigenous people dug up and brought to Europe over a century ago for racial research, the authorities of both countries have announced.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How the European conquest affected Native Americans

Researchers from Germany and the United States suggest that the European conquest triggered the loss of more than half the Native American population. The results of their study provide new insight into the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists unlock the mystery surrounding a tale of shaggy dogs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of York have produced the first clear evidence that textiles made by the indigenous population of the Pacific coast of North America contained dog hair.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Excavation of islands around Britain to establish origins of Neolithic period

Archaeologists at the University of Liverpool are investigating three island groups around Britain to further understanding of why, in approximately 4,000 BC, humans altered their lifestyle from hunting and ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Indigenous peoples adapt to climate change

The climate in the Northeastern United States changed drastically more than five times before the first Europeans arrived. A new study suggests that the indigenous people in the area were able to adapt their ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Bolivia: Colonialism understood as a sickness

When Evo Morales, Bolivia's first president of Indian origin, was appointed in 2006 he initiated a "decolonising revolution". In a new thesis in social anthropology at the University of Gothenburg, Anders Burman examines ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5