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Four Stone Hearth #49
Welcome to the 49th edition of the Four Stone Hearth, a blog carnival that specializes in anthropology in the widest (American) sense of that word. Here, anthropology is the study of humankind, throughout all times and places, focusing primarily on four lines of research:
archaeology
socio-cultural anthropology
bio-physical anthropology
linguistic anthropology
Each one of these subfields is a stone in [...]
Last Chance! Call for Submissions
The Four Stone Hearth is tomorrow and I’d like to have it posted on time, so if you have any late submissions please get them to me no later than 11pm CST to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net
Call for Submissions: The Four Stone Hearth
The next edition of the Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival will be hosted here at A Hot Cup of Joe on Sept. 10th, 2008. Please send your submissions to cfeagans@ahotcupofjoe.net by Tuesday, Sept. 9th.
The Fourth Stone Hearth is a blog carnival that specializes in anthropology in the widest (American) sense of that word. Here, anthropology [...]
The New Domain!
I’ve made a move to 1and1.com and I’m now using my own domain with 1and1.com as the host. Thanks to Kambiz’s recommendation. I hope the link he gave me had his promo code in it -if so, he should get a small commission since the cookie should have still been on my computer. If you [...]
An Abnormal Interest in Gilgamesh
You gotta love Gilgamesh! He was two-thirds god and one-third human, so his threats weren’t to be taken lightly!
Big Flower that Looks at Sun God
It’s been held that the sunflower was originally domesticated in eastern North America then introduced to Mexico -the sunflower is a major seed crop in the world when it comes to obtaining oils. But recent evidence suggests very strongly that it may have been the other way around.
Shells of sunflower seeds (called achenes) were found [...]
When is an e-card not an e-card?
When it’s a trojan or virus, of course. Some of you may have received the following email from me:
Hello,
I’m sending a quick email to a few friends/family just to alert about something I just noticed in my Gmail inbox.
I received an email that alleged itself to be from “GreetingCards.com” which is a respected Hallmark Cards [...]
Looting antiquities and hurt feelings and an appeal to Memorial Day
As many of you are aware, A Hot Cup of Joe is a blog that originated at Blogspot. In fact, the original blog is still there. I even continue to get hits and comments even though my last post was announcing the move to Wordpress.
Some of the comments are interesting and I think each and [...]
Religion and the Imagination – Cue a John Lennon Song
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According to an anthropologist at the London School of Economics, the very process that John Lennon suggested we use to put religion and other human institutions out our minds might very well be the reason we have religion to begin with.
Imagination, says Maurice Bloch [New Scientist], is what sets humans apart from other animal species. [...]
Geeks and their Toys
I’m hooked. I’m an addict and I admit it.
It all began about one year ago when I caught my first episdode on PBS. Since then, I’ve sought out and watched each episode of Dr. Who (the modern series, that is).
And now I’ve found the perfect geek toy:
The Sonic Screwdriver!
