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Archaeological News: Native American Skulls Repatriated to California from England
Archaeological News: Native American Skulls Repatriated to California from England:
How seven skulls from a California tribe got to the University of Birmingham is unclear. But their return appears to be the first event of its kind in the state.
“Nobody thought much about the locked metal cabinet in the medical school at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It was another forgotten fixture in the anatomy department — until a researcher last year found seven skulls with yellowing labels indicating the remains were those of Native Americans from California’s Central Coast.
Earlier this month, the skulls and several bone fragments were boxed and gingerly placed aboard a jet to LAX at London’s Heathrow Airport. In a quiet ceremony, they were reburied in San Luis Obispo County, more than a century after their odyssey began.
“They didn’t volunteer to leave the U.S.,” said John Burch, a spiritual leader of the tiny Salinan tribe. “They were kidnapped, and now they’re home.”
Repatriation, the return to tribes of indigenous bones and artifacts, is not always a smooth road. A 1990 federal law, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, calls for museums and other institutions to give remains and relics back to federally recognized tribes that request them. The process, however, is cumbersome for tribes and frustrating for scientists who believe certain items should remain accessible for study.
The act and similar state laws do not apply to foreign institutions. Still, the University of Birmingham, among others, sees repatriation as “a moral choice,” said June Jones, a bioethicist in the university’s School of Medical and Dental Sciences. The school also is returning aboriginal bones to Australia and Maori bones to groups in New Zealand.”
Read More Here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-skulls-20120520,0,421863.story
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klearidas: Celtic tumulus/tumuli ca. 700-400 BCE...
Celtic tumulus/tumuli ca. 700-400 BCE (reconstruction)
located in the northern part of the Franconian Jura. In the 19th century about 50 barrows form the Celtic period were discovered and excavated and at the end of the 20th century 6 of them were reconstructed. The stone circle marks the border between the world of the dead and the living.
According to the findings (mainly pottery and bronze jewelry, swords were only found in the tombs of chieftains) throughout the first half of the period (ca. 700-550 BCE) the deceased were cremated while throughout the second half (ca. 550-400 BCE) they were buried. At the end of the period the burial site came out of use.
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Archaeological News: 'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna
Archaeological News: 'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna:
The bullaun stone was found in an old graveyard
19 May 2012
“A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland’s first known example of a bullaun “cursing stone”, experts have revealed.
Dating from about 800 AD, the stones are associated with early Christian crosses - of which there is one on the isle.
It was found in an old graveyard by a National Trust for Scotland (NTS) farm manager.
The stone is about 25cm in diameter and engraved with an early Christian cross.
It was later found to fit exactly into a large rectangular stone with a worn hole which was located at the base of the Canna cross.
NTS manager of Canna, Stewart Connor, said the importance of the stone became clear after he was notified of the discovery.
He said: “We knew of the importance of bullaun stones and that it could be a really significant find.
“Our head of archaeology confirmed a possible link to the stone at the cross and I was so excited that I went back out at 9pm that night to check whether it fitted the stone with the hole and it did.”
Read More Here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18130259
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zombiecardgame: The Ancient Cultures Playing Card Deck is now...
The Ancient Cultures Playing Card Deck is now available.
This Playing Card Deck features past cultures from all around the world. A great tool for lovers of travel and history, as well as for younger people just getting to know mankind’s past.
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Finding the First Americans
Finding the First Americans:
New discoveries are upending the old theory of how the continent was settled. WHEN and how did the first people arrive in the Americas?
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thesmithian: Turkey’s cultural plans at home are coupled with...
Turkey’s cultural plans at home are coupled with an unprecedentedly bold campaign to bring back treasures that it believes were stolen, which now sit in Western museums. These plans enjoy political support across the spectrum and the backing of all Turkey’s museum directors…“We are not waging a battle…But this is definitely a struggle in the field of culture. And we are determined to boost our efforts in a more determined and more persistent way.” The Turkish authorities are using a mix of entreaty and threats…
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ununpentium: ibelieveinmycroft: memory-palace:
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HISTORICITY (was already taken): Social Constructs and the Idea of History Repeating Itself
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Social Constructs and the Idea of History Repeating Itself:
historicity-was-already-taken:
Part of liking history is having the ability to think critically about how stuff that happened before we were born continues to affect our present. Nothing simply dies and goes away; it stays with us and it can only go away once we acknowledge it and start taking it seriously. All of us.
I truly do not believe in the sentiment that “history repeats itself.” Rather, I believe that humans will continue to act in the same manner, believe the same things for hundreds of years at a time, and commit the same awful acts over and over until they learn to think critically about themselves.
So, because I’ve been very disappointed by a lot of discourse of late, I’m going to discuss race to illustrate the point I am attempting to make, however, the same points can be made for all forms of oppression and marginalization.
You may hear or see people referring to the “construct of race.” Some of you may not know what that means; it refers that the idea that there are inherent differences between people of different skin colors. There is also a construct of gender. Basically a social construct is a thing which dictates that some human beings are inherently different from others based on external characteristics.
In the American context, the construct of race was created to support an economic system. Before the tobacco boom, the American colonial economy was based primarily on indentured labor, and status was determined by economic level. However, as tobacco boomed and indentured servants came to be seen as economic drains, the American colonial economy became based nearly solely upon slave labor. Large parts of the American economy were based on this system until the Civil War, and, in many cases, long after this conflict concluded.
So, every time you tell someone that they’re over-reacting, every time you playfully use racial slurs with your friends and then accuse others of bullying you when you get called on it, every time you accuse someone of “being divisive,” remember that you are perpetuating a construct based on a dehumanization of human beings enacted to further the economic needs of others.
You are ensuring that history will repeat itself.
Remember, though I am addressing Western racism here, this applies to all forms of oppression and bigotry.
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inothernews: HALF / TIME The old tower is seen collapsed...
HALF / TIME The old tower is seen collapsed after an earthquake in Finale Emilia, Italy, May 20. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early Sunday, causing serious damage to the area’s cultural heritage. The epicenter of the 6.0 magnitude quake, the strongest to hit Italy in three years, was in the plains near Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of the Po River Valley; at least three people died. (Photo: Giorgio Benvenuti / Reuters via MSNBC)
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terrestrial-noesis: Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia
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edoras2000: Tomb of Petra Jordan (Taken with instagram)
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edoras2000: The canyon Petra, Jordan (Taken with instagram)
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edoras2000: The colors are awesome! Petra, Jordan (Taken with...
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edoras2000: The Gates to Lost Civilization Petra, Jordan (Taken...
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micasirena: Petra
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Petra, Jordan.
Petra, Jordan.
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edoras2000: The Monastery Petra, Jordan (Taken with instagram)
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