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Anthropology Defined

The study of humanity - our physical characteristics as animals, and our unique non-biological characteristics we call culture. The subject is generally broken down into three subdisciplines: biological (physical) anthropology, cultural (social) anthropology, and archaeology.

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Group digs up the past for community project

Published October 10, 2008, 2:44 pm, Thunder Bay Post

City residents are being asked to help unearth the history of a particular part of Thunder Bay. A local group is working on restoring the McKeller and Mission Islands, and they're looking for old photos, sketches and stories of the area to incorporate into the plans.

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Exhibition reveals passion for African arts

Published October 10, 2008, 11:55 am, University of Wisconsin - Madison

For those who believe a tidy, antiseptic workplace free of distractions improves productivity, a visit to Henry Drewal ’s office in the Elvehjem Building will challenge that notion.

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Cameroon: Politics in Cameroon - On the Anti-Corruption Drive

Published October 10, 2008, 7:05 am, AllAfrica.com

My contribution in this paper is intended to define politics not just as the art of the possible with the means available by those who aspire to power but also as an endeavour which is informed by a well thought out decisions, whether these are taken individually (by office holders) or collectively (within deliberative bodies), and a certain sense of the collective good.

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A New Science of Music: Digital Cantometrics and the Evolution of Music

Published October 10, 2008, 5:59 am, O'Reilly Media

Armand Leroi is an Evolutionary Biologist with the Imperial College in London. Leroi is leveraging the ability of computers to analyze sound to create a Cantometric description of traditional music from various cultures. Leroi discusses his research and his new initiative to create a digital Cantometric survey of traditional music.

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OCEANSIDE: Two years of controversy drives MiraCosta race

Published October 10, 2008, 12:30 am, North County Times

OCEANSIDE ---- For the first time in more than a decade, every seat up for grabs on the board of MiraCosta College has more than one suitor. Challengers in the race say several issues motivated them to seek a seat on the panel, including ongoing accr

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'Moral Minority' offers different perspective on founders' beliefs

Published October 10, 2008, 12:04 am, The Norman Transcript

Just what exactly did Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton believe?Were they Christian evangelicals?Were they Deists?Were they men of the Enlightenment?Or, were they just a bunch of guys looking to pick a fight with a king?Historian Brooke Allen believes she has the answer.

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"Buried Beach" items displayed

Published October 9, 2008, 11:54 pm, Idaho State Journal

The Idaho Museum of Natural History is exhibiting artifacts that were discovered at Idaho\'s oldest archaeological site.

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NEWS: Panel links humanities and democracy

Published October 9, 2008, 11:14 pm, The Dartmouth

Humanities and politics merged at the Cultures of Democracy conference held in the Haldeman Center Thursday. The event focused on the role that humanities and arts play in the implementation and execution of democracy. Specifically, speakers discussed how nationalism stems from cultural ties and affects political systems.

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MU Campus Gallery Culture Crawl includes art from UMKC

Published October 9, 2008, 10:38 pm, Maneater

The event included works from different professors and a graduate student.

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Missing in the great debates, 2008: China, original ideas

Published October 9, 2008, 1:34 pm, World Tribune

September 30, 2008 - Missing in the great debates, 2008: China, original ideas

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