Archaeologists have discovered two remarkable mammoth ivory carvings in southwestern Germany: intricate miniatures that are about the size of your thumbnail and date back 40,000 years. One depicts a resting bird, possibly brooding over its eggs, with a clear shape and a carefully carved head, beak, and eyes. The other seems to have its …
Author: Sea Run
Languages spoken in China.
A point often forgotten. China is not a Han Chinese monolith.
A Moment with Sighthounds
Returning HomeOil on canvas18.25 x 26 in / 46.3 x 66 cmby Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915)Polish painter and representattive of the Munich School As usual, open in a new tab for a bigger pic.
Fooled Again
Somewhere in early Pleistocene South Africa… An adult hominin searches along a stream; the distressed calls from an abandoned infant have awakened its parental instincts; even if the baby has been abandoned by a rival clan, it cannot remain indifferent. Unfortunately, there is no baby, and it has instead walked into an ambush… This piece …
Annie Dillard (April 30, 1945 – September 15, 2026)
I heard it on the radio yesterday. I read some of her work but memory fails on the specifics now. She was mentioned frequently in the past. We could use more talent like hers, especially now. When I saw the picture I was uncertain if I had ever seen an image of her before. I …
Human-like helpless infancy in Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis plus related claims
A long period of helpless infancy after birth is one of the most unique and mysterious characteristics in human life history. Because this trait is intimately linked to rapid postnatal brain growth, which is essential to produce the large human brain, researchers have long been interested in when it evolved. In a new study, researchers …
Mantle Waves
Antarctica froze earlier. Mantle waves lift land bridges as I remember.
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Monsters of God
He claims it is much better than the usual crap. Steve likely would be interested.
Scimitar Canyon, Sahara
Scimitar Canyon is a remote, narrow 20-kilometer-long gorge carved by the Ram River into the Ram Plateau within Nahanni National Park Reserve in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Flanked by vertical limestone walls rising nearly 400 meters, it features extreme whitewater features like “The Slot” and received its first documented kayak descent in 2019. I never heard …