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Anthropology

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Project Nim and Three Monkeys

    Kristie McClanahan​The argument of nature versus nurture seems to be a sure-fire way to pass the time on cable-news shows, particularly when it comes to the "born gay" versus "became that way" argument, but it also pops up during discussions about birth order or, when we were in college, putt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Vandals Destroy Archaeological Dig at Southern Illinois - Edwardsville

    SIUE - Archaeology Field SchoolMembers of the school dig along the site in 2010.​Excavating equipment and historical artifacts are missing after vandals looted and destroyed an archaeological dig on the campus of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville over the weekend. As the Belleville News- ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 24, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 17, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 10, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    March 3, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Kings of The Congo

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Pepsi Wants You to Snackify

    Time to snackify your soft drinks. The Wall Street Journal says that Pepsi believes customers wants to "snackify" their drinks. What the hell does that mean? It means they're looking for ways to market a new fruit puree that's thin enough to drink but thick enough to be a food. Apple, grape, and che ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Study Confirms Orangutans Lazier Than the Laziest Human You Know

    Orangutan at Rest: How very stereotypical.​That orangutan you see at the zoo doing nothing but sitting on its rump staring at you (no matter how hard you bang on its plexi-glass cage), is indeed as lazy as you thought. According to a new report penned by anthropology professor Herman Pontzer at Wa ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2010

    Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

    Orangutan at Rest: How very stereotypical.​That orangutan you see at the zoo doing nothing but sitting on its rump staring at you (no matter how hard you bang on its plexi-glass cage), is indeed as lazy as you thought. According to a new report penned by anthropology professor Herman Pontzer at Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, February 19-21, 2010

    Now that Mardi Gras (and the hangover) has passed, people are giving up all sorts of crazy things for Lent. Luckily, art isn't one of them! So get your mind off the cigarettes, reality TV guilty pleasure of your choice, and check out one of these openings. If you don't see your show listed, ple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, February 19-21, 2010

    Yet another Mardi Gras has passed in St. Louis and now only memories (and compromising photos) remain. If you're not entirely worn-out from last weekend, look forward to this weekend: fire-breathing burlesque, a Jersey Shore cast member, munching on crickets and worms and a goth versi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Many Layers of Turkey

    Yet another Mardi Gras has passed in St. Louis and now only memories (and compromising photos) remain. If you're not entirely worn-out from last weekend, look forward to this weekend: fire-breathing burlesque, a Jersey Shore cast member, munching on crickets and worms and a goth versi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Sacrificial Virgins, Still-Stinky Garbage Pit Discovered at Cahokia

    us.penguingroup.com​There's an interesting article in Salon today about a new book called Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by an archaeologist named Timothy Pauketat.  Three guesses what it's about, and the last two don't count.According to Pauketat, Cahokia wasn't jus ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Brothers in Arms: Now settled back in St. Louis, the Brothers Lazaroff mines its own distinctive American artifacts

    us.penguingroup.com​There's an interesting article in Salon today about a new book called Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by an archaeologist named Timothy Pauketat.  Three guesses what it's about, and the last two don't count.According to Pauketat, Cahokia wasn't jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Going Ape: Chimp Attack Recalls Festus Man's Story

    When a chimpanzee once featured in TV commercials mauled a woman last week (February 16) in Connecticut, a Festus man's own experience with chimpanzee attacks came back into the local spotlight. In 2001, Jason Coats, then 18, encountered three chimpanzees that had escaped from an unlocked cage at Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    The Saint Louis Art Museum Ka-Nefer-Nefer Egyptian Mask Saga Continues

    A recent Associated Press article reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now looking into the provenance of the Ka-Nefer-Nefer mask, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian relic acquired in the late 1990s by the Saint Louis Art Museum.The mask, said to date back to the Nineteenth Dynasty (1293- ... More >>

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Sacred Garbage?

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • Calendar

    September 19, 2007

    Dem Bones

    Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.

  • News

    December 6, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ Goes to Court

    St. Louis archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial, and the nation is riveted.

  • News

    November 29, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ Goes to Court

    Forensic archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the witness stand in Baghdad, and the nation is riveted

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ

    Sonny Trimble's grave undertaking: unearthing the victims of Saddam's slaughter.

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2006

    Atlatl Tale

    Sonny Trimble's grave undertaking: unearthing the victims of Saddam's slaughter.

  • Music

    August 2, 2006

    Beat Happenings

    Music news you can use

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2006

    Eat 'Em and Smile

    Music news you can use

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2005

    Masterpiece

    The last Temptations of art

  • Film

    February 16, 2005

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 16, 2005

  • Film

    February 9, 2005

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 16, 2005

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2004

    Prints Charming

    Outlaw printmakers ransack town

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of August 25, 2004

  • Film

    March 26, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 26, 2003

  • Film

    March 19, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 19, 2003

  • Film

    March 12, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 12, 2003

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of March 12, 2003

  • Film

    March 5, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 5, 2003

  • Film

    February 26, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 26, 2003

  • Film

    February 19, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 19, 2003

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2002

    Who's Your Mummy?

    Bob Brier commands wrapped attention

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2002

    MacroFun

    Afghan arts and culture get a day in the spotlight at local importer MacroSun

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2001

    Unsinkable

    History buffs and the morbidly curious will be buoyed by Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    Down and Dirty

    There's gold in them thar outhouses, and things are getting ugly

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    Buried Tools, Forgotten Gods

    Nine centuries ago, Mississippian villagers cached 70 celts underground. Was it a ceremonial offering, or did they just forget?

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    Letters

    Week of July 4, 2001

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Going Ape

    Suzy the Chimp is dead, her teenage killer faces charges and there's bad blood all around

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Dig

    American Bottom Archaeology Project

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2000

    A Loot in the Attic

    Discovering the value of Chubb's Antiques Roadshow

  • Calendar

    August 25, 1999

    WRAP GROUP

    A new exhibit of some very old mummies at the Washington University Gallery of Art

  • Calendar

    June 30, 1999

    Night & Day

    June 30 - July 1, 1999

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Love Train

    Get on board for a guided tour of matters of the heart --and hormones

  • Culture

    November 25, 1998

    Continental Drift

    Get on board for a guided tour of matters of the heart --and hormones

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