The latest stories involving cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, nautical archaeology and terrestrial archaeology http://anthropology.tamu.edu/html/worldnews.html en-us custom Fri, 16 Dec 2016 06:02:27 -0600 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 06:02:27 -0600 After 8 years and 13,000 links, I have decided to retire Anthropology in the News. Thanks to all who visited the site. David Carlson. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Caesarean Births 'Affecting Human Evolution' http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38210837 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38210837 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Chimpanzees Recognize Rear Ends Like People Recognize Faces https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/12/06/chimpanzees-recognize-rear-ends-like-people-recognize-faces/?utm_term=.532da5aa8045 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/12/06/chimpanzees-recognize-rear-ends-like-people-recognize-faces/?utm_term=.532da5aa8045 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Your Pun-Divided Attention: How the Brain Processes Wordplay https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-pun-divided-attention-how-the-brain-processes-wordplay/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-pun-divided-attention-how-the-brain-processes-wordplay/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 How Humans Lost Their Tail, Twice http://www.livescience.com/57101-how-humans-lost-their-tail.html http://www.livescience.com/57101-how-humans-lost-their-tail.html Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archeologists-discover-ancient-pet-cemetery-egypt-180961292/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archeologists-discover-ancient-pet-cemetery-egypt-180961292/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Somerset Skeletons Are Oldest Evidence of Monks Found in UK https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/05/somerset-skeletons-are-oldest-evidence-of-monks-found-in-uk https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/05/somerset-skeletons-are-oldest-evidence-of-monks-found-in-uk Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Early Neolithic Houses Found at Site in Wales http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/12/2016/early-neolithic-houses-found-at-site-in-wales http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/12/2016/early-neolithic-houses-found-at-site-in-wales Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Ramesses II, Victor of Kadesh: A Kindred Spirit of Trump? https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/dec/05/ramesses-ii-victor-of-kadesh-a-kindred-spirit-of-trump https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/dec/05/ramesses-ii-victor-of-kadesh-a-kindred-spirit-of-trump Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Museum Curator Resigns After Investigations of Sexual Misconduct http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/museum-curator-resigns-after-investigations-sexual-misconduct http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/museum-curator-resigns-after-investigations-sexual-misconduct Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600