Category Archives: Favorites

Neanderthals were not stupid

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Carl Feagans

It has long been thought that one of the reason Homo sapiens eventually dominated the hominid line, colonizing Africa and Europe beginning at around 40,000 years ago and eradicating or out-competing the Neanderthals, was that they were technologically advantaged. The … Continue reading →

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Pseudoscience and the Serpent Mound

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Carl Feagans

I recently blogged about the Serpent Mound after a visit to the Ohio archaeological site, sharing a few of the photos I took while there. Today, I get a comment that explores the “alternative” explanations for the mound (as well … Continue reading →

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Lake Erie Fish Die-Off

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Carl Feagans

Recently, I was in Ohio on vacation and I snapped this photo while on a ferry ride between South Bass Island and the mainland. Every few meters during the trip I noticed dead fish floating near the surface. Seeing so … Continue reading →

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Nitrogen Tire Scam part 3

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Carl Feagans

Okay, I thought of adding this response as a comment, but since it ended up being so lengthy, I decided to make a separate post. The original comment is here and was caught by the Akismet as spam. I’ve since … Continue reading →

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Nitrogen Tires part 2

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Carl Feagans

Looking through my spam filter I find the following: Cfeagans Hello. You may recall that I posted the below entry on your blog, Hot Cup of Joe, countering some of your arguments against nitrogen tire inflation. I was just curious … Continue reading →

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A Classic Paper: Archaeology as Anthropology

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Carl Feagans

This is an entry submitted for The Giant’s Shoulders blog carnival, the “Classic Papers” category. Binford, Lewis R. (1962) Archaeology as Anthropology American Antiquity, 28 (2), pp. 217-225 Lewis Binford is considered by many to be one of the most … Continue reading →

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Nitrogen Filled Tires: a Scam?

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Carl Feagans

While this is primarily an anthropology and archaeology blog, I also like to write about skeptical topics as well. I’ve written several bits about pseduoarchaeology in the past, but this topic is a straight bit of skepticism. My wife and … Continue reading →

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The Serpent Mound

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Carl Feagans

We really don’t know for sure what most ancient, pre-literate cultures used many of their monumental constructions for. We’re reasonably sure about things like the pyramids of Egypt and the temples of Greece, but these examples of architecture were constructed … Continue reading →

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A Southern Migration Out of Africa: The Arabian Corridor

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Carl Feagans

I’m a fairly regular reader of Geotimes, a magazine devoted to geology and Earth-related topics like climate and, sometimes, anthropology. So imagine my surprise when my eye catches the credit to the photograph shown here of the African savannah belonging … Continue reading →

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Man’s Best Friend

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Carl Feagans

One of my most popular blog entries is actually an article I wrote on Anthropology.net called Man’s Best Friends: Part I – The Dog. I had always intended to do at least three parts to that post and things just … Continue reading →

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