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"Sheffield Castle experts unearth moat and drawbridge"

5/24/2024

They had me at "moat."

Link to: Parnell, G. (2024, May 22). "Sheffield Castle experts unearth moat and drawbridge: Archaeologists excavating the site of Sheffield's former castle have found part of a drawbridge and the remains of a potentially earlier stronghold." BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-69048455

"Genetic test analysis led to artistic expression of thanks"

5/18/2024

A quilt is so much more than pieces of cloth, stitched together. Quilts, stitched together by individuals or groups of quilters, working together, tell stories of community, family, history, culture, traditions, heritage, and in this case, a particularly appreciated DNA analysis. It is thrilling when art and science come together -- as they do in the quilt described in the article. What a joy!

Reference: Owen, D. R. (2024, May 16). "Genetic test analysis led to artistic expression of thanks: Guild presents quilt to Genetic Medicine Clinic in appreciation of member learning her genetic variants." UW Medicine Newsroom. https://newsroom.uw.edu/blog/genetic-test-analysis-led-to-artistic-expression-of-thanks

"Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America"

5/18/2024

Reference: Newcomb, T. (2024, May 15). "Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America"
New Mexico’s ancient sands reveal the oldest-known traces of early inhabitants." Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a60790672/23000-year-old-footprints/

See also: Bournemouth University. (2023, September 21). Press Release. https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2021-09-23/earliest-evidence-human-activity-found-americas

"The Native Americans Before the Native Americans"

5/16/2024

Khan, R. (2024, February 2). "The Native Americans Before the Native Americans: In 2021, scientists radiocarbon-dated pollen found in human footprints at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico and came back with dates of greater than 20,000 years..." Palladium Governance Futurism. https://www.palladiummag.com/2024/02/02/the-native-americans-before-the-native-americans/

From the author:

new piece from me in @palladiummag
where i'm trying to lay out the exciting but uncertain time we are in re: the genetics and archaeology of the peoples of the New World and their origins... https://t.co/sugIGGlmlF
— Razib □ Khan □ □✍️□ (@razibkhan) February 2, 2024

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