U of Michigan scientists found a wooden pole from a hunting camp on the bottom of Lake Huron. Carbon dating says it's ~9000 years old. Video included. Cool.
Showing posts with label anthropology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anthropology. Show all posts
Monday, December 12, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Massachusetts job fair cancelled because of lack of jobs
Things are bad out there.
Solving the 2001 anthrax attacks: Did the feds get the wrong guy? Again?
Maybe says wired.com's Noah Shachtman. I think this story will be the Jack the Ripper story of the early 21st century complete with governmental incompetence, red herrings, false leads, witch-hunts, and mysterious clues that go nowhere or were never followed up. Not to mention the FUD amongst the public and a trail of dead bodies. To date no one has ever been indicted or arrested for these murders.
15,000 year old prehistoric tool-kit found
"The artifacts ... were mostly made from white chert, a popular stone for tools because like onyx it can be flaked into very sharp knife-edges."
Things are bad out there.
Solving the 2001 anthrax attacks: Did the feds get the wrong guy? Again?
Maybe says wired.com's Noah Shachtman. I think this story will be the Jack the Ripper story of the early 21st century complete with governmental incompetence, red herrings, false leads, witch-hunts, and mysterious clues that go nowhere or were never followed up. Not to mention the FUD amongst the public and a trail of dead bodies. To date no one has ever been indicted or arrested for these murders.
15,000 year old prehistoric tool-kit found
"The artifacts ... were mostly made from white chert, a popular stone for tools because like onyx it can be flaked into very sharp knife-edges."
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Christmas in America 2010: Crass materialism, debt up to your eyeballs, & devoid of any larger spiritual purpose - BHTv (video)
The natives are getting restless: Ann Arbor looking to adjust speed limits after complaints about speed traps - AAcom
Jackson county deer hunters took some massive bucks this season. 170-200 pounders were common. Must be all the corn and bean fields out there - MLive (Jackson) slide show.
Is it better to be loved or feared in politics? - DMT (Jack Lessenberry)
Former Michigan governor Engler was a right-wing brute, says Lessenberry, but a good governor; Soon-to-be ex-Governor Granholm was well-spoken and well-liked, but an utter failure in both her terms.
Neanderthals may have gone extinct because they started eating each other - PNAS (abstract) via io9
Wikileak's Assange mad that UK papers published his leaked confidential police files - NYP
Oh the irony!
Lessons learned from the Gawker media hack - ThreatPost (Jeremiah Grossman)
"First and foremost, DO NOT poke the bear. By taunting the hacker community, especially the vigilante types, Gawker made itself a target unnecessarily. Never claim to be 'unhackable.' ”
The natives are getting restless: Ann Arbor looking to adjust speed limits after complaints about speed traps - AAcom
Jackson county deer hunters took some massive bucks this season. 170-200 pounders were common. Must be all the corn and bean fields out there - MLive (Jackson) slide show.
Is it better to be loved or feared in politics? - DMT (Jack Lessenberry)
Former Michigan governor Engler was a right-wing brute, says Lessenberry, but a good governor; Soon-to-be ex-Governor Granholm was well-spoken and well-liked, but an utter failure in both her terms.
Neanderthals may have gone extinct because they started eating each other - PNAS (abstract) via io9
Wikileak's Assange mad that UK papers published his leaked confidential police files - NYP
Oh the irony!
Lessons learned from the Gawker media hack - ThreatPost (Jeremiah Grossman)
"First and foremost, DO NOT poke the bear. By taunting the hacker community, especially the vigilante types, Gawker made itself a target unnecessarily. Never claim to be 'unhackable.' ”
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