Cultural products, including works of literature, are not detached from reality; instead, they construct and challenge our understanding of the world. Literary texts show the complexity of reality, reflect on the power structures ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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Researchers from Western University have verified the authenticity of a South American tsantsa (shrunken head) as human remains, an important step in the global effort toward decolonization and preserving and understanding ...
Archaeology
Aug 3, 2022
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Researchers from Cornell University and the National Park Service have pinpointed and confirmed the location of the remnants of a wooden fort in Alaska—the Tlingit people's last physical bulwark against Russian colonization ...
Archaeology
Jan 25, 2021
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For many people, the mention of archaeology makes them think of Indiana Jones. He's the hero of the 1980s movie franchise—but any archaeologist will tell you that Indiana isn't very good at his job.
Archaeology
May 27, 2020
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Which came first, the pigs or the pioneers? In Barbados, that has been a historical mystery ever since the first English colonists arrived on the island in 1627 to encounter what they thought was a herd of wild European pigs.
Archaeology
May 16, 2019
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Ants that are held as slaves in nests of other ant species damage their oppressors through acts of sabotage.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new anthology of translated texts allows readers to learn about the earliest history of colonial America and explore this era through the voices of the people who lived it.
Other
Jan 19, 2010
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