News - December, 2006

Reunited at Last! This Is David, the Brother I Lost Just 1,000 Years Ago Guardian (12/31/06)

Statues Provide Clues on Greek Riddle Washington Post (12/31/06)

• Statues Offer Clues to Greek Isle's Past MSNBC (12/31/06)
• Statues Reveal Greek Isle's Hidden Past Discovery News (12/31/06)

Tuscan Church Reveals Answer to Mystery of Medici Deaths Guardian (12/28/06)

• Grand Duke Was Murdered, Tests Suggest Discovery News (1/2/07)

Humble Shoelace Tag Worth More Than Gold Telegraph (12/27/06)

Video: "Naive" Chimps Live Undisturbed by Humans National Geographic News (12/27/06)

13th Century Text Hides Words of Archimedes Los Angeles Times (12/26/06)

Settlers Eyed in Australia Extinctions LiveScience (12/26/06)

Christians Claimed It First, but Businesses Made Christmas Their Own Washington Post (12/25/06)

Scholars Debate Viking Ships' Fitness for a 3-Mile Journey New York Times (12/24/06)

King Tut Hit by the Curse of the Dome Times (12/24/06)

Rains Damage Peru Mud Ruins Yahoo (12/23/06)

"Python Cave" Reveals Oldest Human Ritual, Scientists Suggest National Geographic News (12/22/06)

Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed by Meteorite Strike, Study Says National Geographic News (12/21/06)

Mysterious Rings Found at Tomb of Chinese Only Empress People's Daily (12/21/06)

Singing for Survival EurekAlert (12/20/06)

• Thailand Tree Apes Use Song as Warning MSNBC (12/27/06)
• The Syntax and Meaning of Wild Gibbon Songs PLoS One

Ancient Italian Decree: 'No Dumping' Discover News (12/20/06)

Human-Chimp Difference May Be Bigger EurekAlert (12/19/06)

Challenge to Evolution Dropped in Georgia MSNBC (12/19/06)

• Evolution Stickers Gone for Good in Cobb County Science (12/20/06)

Ancient Artificial Eye Unearthed in Iran Discover News (12/18/06)

Human Scent Tracking Nothing to Sniff At Science (12/18/06)

• Human Nose Tracks Scent Masterfully Discover News (12/18/06)
• Smelling in Stereo: Human Sense Detailed in Study NPR (12/18/06)

The Science Behind Making Moral Decisions NPR (12/17/06)

Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices than Women? NPR (12/16/06)

Maya in the Thunderdome Salon (12/15/06)

• `Apocalypto' a Distorted View of Maya History Chicago Tribunes (12/17/06)

Christmas Trees Date Back to Ancient Nature Lovers Seattle Times (12/12/06)

Bruce Trigger (1937-2006) Material World (12/10/06)

• Bruce Trigger: Archaeologist, Anthropologist 1937-2006 Globe and Mail (12/9/06)
• Professor Bruce Trigger Times (12/7/06)
• Bruce Trigger (1937-2006) Savage Minds (12/3/06)
• A Black Day for Archaeology Anthropology.net (12/1/06)

2,500-Year-Old Boat Coffin to Reveal Mysterious Chinese Kingdom China Daily (12/14/06)

3,000-Year-Old Dam Revives Farming in Turkish Village Yahoo (12/13/06)

• 3,000-Year-Old Dam Revives Farming in Village Turkish Daily (12/14/06)

U. of Colorado Study Finds Growing Up in Bad Neighborhood Not as Harmful as Expected EurekAlert (12/13/06)

Endangered Gorillas Prosper in Heart of Africa Reuters (12/13/06)

Here Endeth the Lesson Guardian (12/13/06)

• Creationism Special: Podcasts Guardian

The Woman Who Talked with Chimps Christian Science Monitor (12/12/06)

Field Museum Scientists Solve Riddle of Mysterious Faces on South Pacific Artifacts EurekAlert (12/12/06)

1849 Shipwreck Found in Lake Ontario LiveScience (12/12/06)

Primate Research 'Changed His Life' BBC News (12/12/06)

Of Cereal and Civilization Archaeology (12/11/06)

Tut Talk Archaeology (12/11/06)

Italy Versus the Illicit Trade Archaeology (12/11/06)

Sarcophagus Linked to St. Paul May Be Opened MSNBC (12/11/06)

• St. Paul's Tomb Unearthed in Rome National Geographic News (12/11/06)
• Remains of St. Paul May Have Been Found LiveScience (12/7/06)
• Remains of St. Paul May Have Been Found Yahoo (12/6/06)

Hey Mom: You're On Your Own LiveScience (12/11/06)

Lactose Tolerance in East Africa Points to Recent Evolution New York Times (12/11/06)

• African Adaptation to Digesting Milk Is "Strongest Signal of Selection Ever" Scientific American (12/11/06)

A Happy Ending for Afghanistan's Gold Yahoo (12/11/06)

With Subtle Reminders, Stereotypes Can Become Self-Fulfilling Washington Post (12/11/06)

Hollywood Chimps Head to Sanctuary MSNBC (12/11/06)

Study Takes Rare Look at How Materialism Develops in the Young EurekAlert (12/11/06)

Shortcuts: How to Make It As an Archaeologist CNN (12/11/06)

DNA Gatherers Hit Snag: Tribes Don't Trust Them New York Times (12/10/06)

"Apocalypto" Tortures the Facts, Expert Says National Geographic News (12/8/06)

• Gibson's Daring Film Wins Over a Skeptic Miami Herald (12/13/06)
• 'Apocalypto' Does Disservice to Its Subjects San Francisco Chronicle (12/11/06)
• Vanderbilt University Professor Finds Fault with New Film on Mayas Tennessean (12/10/06)
• Culture Shocker Washington Post (12/9/06)
• 'Apocalypto' Flunks Anthro 101 Arizona Central (12/9/06)
• Maya Say Gibson Movie Portrays Them as Savages Yahoo (12/9/06)
• Video: "Apocalypto" Exaggerates Maya Violence, Expert Says National Geographic News (12/8/06)
• Cosmic Log : Post-Apocalypto Vision MSNBC (12/8/06)
• Mayans Excited, Unsure on 'Apocalypto' Washington Post (12/7/06)
• Mel Gibson, Apocalypto and the Noble Savage Bits of News (12/7/06)
• Is Apocalypto Pornography? Archaeology (12/5/06)
• A New Beginning or a Step Backward? MesoWeb

Birth Rate 'Harms Poverty Goals' BBC News (12/8/06)

Were the Pyramids Made With Concrete? Discovery News (12/8/06)

Polish Archeologists Prepare WWII Items Yahoo (12/8/06)

"Blood Diamonds" and How to Avoid Buying Illicit Gems National Geographic News (12/8/06)

Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Dissolves Slowly Into the Sea ABC News (12/7/06)

Why Altruism Paid Off for Our Ancestors New Scientist (12/7/06)

Little Foot Not So Ancient Science (12/7/06)

• Ancient Ape Ruled Out of Man's Ancestral Line EurekAlert (12/7/06)
• Ape-man Skeleton Is 2.2 Million Years Old, Say Scientists University of Liverpool (12/7/06)
• Ancient Ape Ruled Out Of Man's Ancestral Line TerraDaily (12/8/06)
• Ancient Apelike Fossil Not Human Ancestor, Study Finds National Geographic News (12/8/06)

Ebola Killed Thousands of Gorillas Discovery (12/7/06)

• Ebola Killing Thousands of Gorillas, Study Says National Geographic News (12/7/06)
• Ebola 'Kills Over 5,000 Gorillas' BBC News (12/8/06)
• Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic New York Times (12/8/06)
• Ebola Virus Killing Gorillas, Chimps in Congo NPR (12/9/06)

Buried Babies Suggest Prehistoric Compassion LiveScience (12/7/06)

World Ponders Rebuilding Biggest Buddhas San Francisco Gate (12/6/06)

Bone Rings Exchanged by Couples BBC News (12/6/06)

Egypt Finds 4,000-Year-Old Doctor's Mummy Yahoo (12/5/06)

• Mummy Doctor Found With Surgical Tools Discovery News (12/6/07)
• Archaeologists Find Mummified Remains Yahoo (12/6/06)

Roman "Curse Tablet" Discovered in England National Geographic News (12/5/06)

Hungry Ancients 'Turned Cannibal' BBC News (12/5/06)

• Neanderthal Life Forced Cannibalism Discovery News (12/4/06)
• Did Starving Neanderthals Eat Each Other? New Scientist (12/4/06)
• Neanderthals Were Cannibals, Study Confirms LiveScience (12/4/06)
• Study: Neanderthals May Have Been Cannibals MSNBC (12/4/06)
• Neandertals Turned to Cannibalism, Bone Cave Suggests National Geographic News (12/5/06)

Gendered Division of Labor Gave Modern Humans Advantage Over Neanderthals EurekAlert (12/4/06)

• Neanderthal Women Joined Men in the Hunt New York Times (12/5/06)

Video: Bonobo Ape Moms Call the Shots National Geographic News (12/4/06)

The Strangest Song -- The Story of the Link Between a Rare Genetic Disorder and Musical Talent EurekAlert (12/4/06)

Ancient Tsunami Smashed Europe, Middle East, Study Says National Geographic News (12/4/06)

• Ancient Tsunami Ravaged Three Continents Discovery News (12/4/06)

Unearthed Afghan Treasures Overcome Odds for Paris Show Yahoo (12/4/06)

Emperor Maxentius Insignia Found in Rome Yahoo (12/3/06)

• Rare Insignia of Constantine's Foe Found MSNBC (12/4/06)
• Roman Emperor's Insignia Unearthed Discovery News (12/4/06)

Scientist Fights Church Effort to Hide Museum's Pre-Human Fossils LiveScience (12/3/06)

Egyptians Living Above Tombs Agree to Go Yahoo (12/2/06)

• Bulldozers Clear Houses from Egyptian Tombs Yahoo (12/2/06)
• Egypt to Dig Up Pharaonic Tombs BBC News (12/2/06)
• Egypt Squatters Evicted from Luxor Tombs After 50-Year Battle Yahoo (12/3/06)
• Egyptians Living Above Tombs Agree to Go LiveScience (12/3/06)
• Egyptians Living Near Tombs Agree to Go Discovery News (12/4/06)
• Egyptians Leave Ancient Sites to the Dead MSNBC (12/4/06)

Scientists Reconstruct da Vinci's Fingerprint LiveScience (12/2/06)

Mysterious Epidemic May Be Killing Guinean Chimps Reuters (12/2/02)

King Tut Died From Broken Leg, Not Murder, Scientists Conclude National Geographic News (12/1/06)

Ancient Body Prompts New Theories BBC News (12/1/06)

• Limestone Sarcophagus Found in London Yahoo (12/1/06)

Bowling for God Scientific American (12/1/06)

Mile-High Multiculturalism Smithsonian (12/1/06)

The Treasures of Timbuktu Smithsonian (12/1/06)