When surveying in the Upper Basin of the Grand Canyon National Park in April 2011, University of Cincinnati faculty and students discovered a previously unknown 17-room subterranean pueblo that likely dates back to the 12th century.
For UC anthropology graduate student Ryan Washam, that find…
Studio portrait of Yellow Feather, a Maricopa woman, balancing a basket with a woven geometric design on her head. She wears a beaded collar. Delegate photographed at the U.S. Indian Congress of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, 1898.
Frank A. Rinehart, Non-Indian, ca. 1862-ca. 1928 or Adolph F. Muhr, Non-Indian, ca. 1858-1913
National Museum of the American Indian
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Earlier this month, The Washington Post published two articles (1,2) on the role of black women in the March 3, 1913 suffrage parade.
[Alice] Paul, a white woman, was convinced that other white women would not march with black women. In response to several inquiries, she had quietly discouraged blacks from participating. She confided her fears to a sympathetic editor: “As far as I can see, we must have a white procession, or a Negro procession, or no procession at all.”
… But just days before the parade, she became more receptive to the possibility. What brought matters to a head was a letter from Nellie M. Quander, a schoolteacher and Howard graduate, who said that Howard women wanted to take part. Usually prompt to reply, Paul took a week to respond. She suggested Quander “call” at the headquarters of Paul’s parent organization, the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Records do not reflect a meeting.
Complaints of discrimination reached the association, which wired orders to permit black marchers.
The sisters of Delta Sigma Theta from Howard University were given a place in the procession next to the New York delegation. The Illinois delegation told Ida B. Wells (above) to march with an all black delegation. Ida is believed to have ignored the attempt to racially segregate the Illinois group by joining the Illinois delegation mid-march.
While the parade did break into a near riot, the presence of black marchers is not considered a factor in the violence.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0ca5a63207503086ef601ccd92331a1/tumblr_mk1hqtk9eY1qi1raio1_400.jpg)
Earlier this month, The Washington Post published two articles (1,2) on the role of black women in the March 3, 1913 suffrage parade.
[Alice] Paul, a white woman, was convinced that other white women would not march with black women. In response to several inquiries, she had quietly discouraged blacks from participating. She confided her fears to a sympathetic editor: “As far as I can see, we must have a white procession, or a Negro procession, or no procession at all.”
… But just days before the parade, she became more receptive to the possibility. What brought matters to a head was a letter from Nellie M. Quander, a schoolteacher and Howard graduate, who said that Howard women wanted to take part. Usually prompt to reply, Paul took a week to respond. She suggested Quander “call” at the headquarters of Paul’s parent organization, the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Records do not reflect a meeting.
Complaints of discrimination reached the association, which wired orders to permit black marchers.
The sisters of Delta Sigma Theta from Howard University were given a place in the procession next to the New York delegation. The Illinois delegation told Ida B. Wells (above) to march with an all black delegation. Ida is believed to have ignored the attempt to racially segregate the Illinois group by joining the Illinois delegation mid-march.
While the parade did break into a near riot, the presence of black marchers is not considered a factor in the violence.
Unidentified form of osteomyelitis in the knee joint. Possibly tuberculosis or some other granulomatous infection. Granulomas have a central are of infectious material surrounded by macrophages and connective tissue. They occur when the immune system cannot completely destroy a particular antigen. The lesions in this specimen are particularly large for TB and other forms of joint disease are possible even likely.
(Source: osteocentric, via theolduvaigorge)
A sapphire ring found in a field by a metal detecting enthusiast may have been owned by royalty in the 5th and 6th centuries.
Archaeologists say that nothing like the Escrick Ring from that period has ever been found in the UK before.
The expert group, convened by the Yorkshire Museum in…
A new personal record: mapped 24 strata in a 2 m profile downtown St. Augustine! Top layers from modern parking lots- down below are at least three burning episodes in this trash pit that dates back to 1870, Florida’s Territorial period.
Contrary to reports by famous Greek historian Herodotus, the ancient Egyptians probably didn’t remove mummy guts using cedar oil enemas, new research on the reality of mummification suggests.
The ancient embalmers also didn’t always leave the mummy’s heart in place, the researchers added.
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Best find thus far from the Carter/Kerr-McGee bison bonebed: an entire limb sans foot of a juvenile (metacarpal, radius, humerus, and, below, a shattered scapula and three rib fragments).
Why best find? I always “awww” at the infantile bones I find on sites. Not as cute as fetal bones, though.
The manufacture of Aurignacian split-based points: an experimental challenge
“Hunting is one of the areas of human activity that sees the most significant changes in the period from 40 000–35 000 BP in Europe. In this respect, the Aurignacian technocomplex shows technical innovations, notably with the fabrication of split-based points (SBP) in antler and the mass production of bladelets, arguably to serve as weapon armatures. Yet, little experiment work has been dedicated to this question. To begin to fill this gap, we have designed an experimental program devoted to testing and assessing the design, manufacture and use of Aurignacian weaponry.
In this paper, we present the very first stage of this project, focused on the fabrication of SBP’s and particularly the question of the creation of the basal splits, an issue much-debated since the 1920’s. From our replicative experiments and comparisons with the rich collections from Abris Castanet and Blanchard, we conclude that the incision, flexion and cleavage procedure (IFC) applied to SBP’s combines the techniques proposed by previous authors. The use of the IFC procedure has been identified in at least 23 sites in SW Europe. Importantly, because this procedure is rigidly conditioned by the physical and mechanical properties of antler, it is unlikely that another technical solution was possible to create the basal splits.
► Production of the split on split based points (SBP’s) has been debated since the 1920’s. ► We have conducted experimental replication of SBP’s from Abris Castanet and Blanchard. ► The basal split was created by the procedure of incision, flexion, cleavage (IFC). ► The unique properties of antler allow only one possible way of making SBP’s” (read more).
(Source: Journal of Archaeological Science 40(6): 2723–2745, 2013)
Marble Skull of a Greek
Found at the Palace of Tiberius at Capri
lower jaw missing
Thought this was a really interesting sculpture, I don’t think I have come across anything similar in my Roman and Greek studies.
Source: British Museum
(via averagearchaeologist)
