Egyptian Chariots – Part 2 of 2
It is the post-Hyksos era of the New Kingdom that begins to see chariot used on a grand scale, however. Chariots were used in large […]
Month: August 2006
Homo floresiensis Update: Not a Hobbit?
"LB1 is not a normal member of a new species, but an abnormal member of our own," or so concludes Dr. Robert B. Eckhardt, professor […]
The Egyptian Chariot: Part 1
Chariot Photo by stinkerbell1 Chariots are frequent subjects of Egyptian art and are nearly always depicted as an instrument of war or hunting with the […]
Howler Monkeys Part 4: References and Cited Works
I hope if you read this far in this four part series, that you enjoyed reading about one of the most enigmatic New World monkeys. […]
Howler Monkeys Part 2: Dietary Needs and Habits
Howler Photo by princessangel Milton’s Study on and Island in the Panama Canal Milton studied two groups of mantled howlers on Barro Colorado Island in […]
Howler Monkeys Part 3: Vocalizations
Howler Photo by JeanKearn Perhaps the most familiar characteristic of the howler monkey are their vocalizations for which they are named. Howlers, both male and […]
Howler Monkeys Part 1: General Characteristics
Afarensis has been doing his weekly “Know Your Primate” series, so I hope he won’t mind if I toss in my bit on the howler […]
Skepticism: Skeptical Inquirer Articles in Google News
An interesting thing occurred yesterday. I get several Google News updates in my email each day for specific search terms like "archaeologists" and "pseudoscience." On […]
Psueodoarchaeology: Noah’s Ark Update
Jennifer Wilson of The Gazette, a Colorado Springs, CO newspaper, reports that Bob Cornuke, the "discoverer" of the Noah’s Ark site I wrote about in […]