Upcoming in Ridgefield is the Birdfest and Bluefest Nature Festival. For those interested in US society and culture and wants to learn about it through the country’s wildlife, mark down October 4-5th in your diaries. Taking place at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, the festival will have activities for the whole family. Indeed, as director […]
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Alaskan Anthropology
The Alaska Anthropology Association recently focused on ancient sites throughout northern and western parts of the state through its yearly month-long festivities. The theme of the event was the Denbigh Flint Complex – a pre-Eskimo archaeological culture of North America, uncovered in1948 in Iyatayet, Alaska. Typical to the Denbigh complex – that predates 2500 BC […]
Geography America and the Aging Population
A recent workshop took place entitled, “How Changing Demographics Will Impact America’s Urban Revival.” Participants were: Elizabeth Kneebone and Margery Austin Turner, hailing from the Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution and Urban Institute Program Planning and Management. The gist of what came out of the discussion was geared toward policymakers and their impact on […]
Mesa Verde National Park Discovery
A recent discovery was made in Colorado at the Mesa Verde National Park. It seems that what has been considered for a long time to have been an Ancestral Puebloan water reservoir – that has been standing for a thousand years – may not have actually been erected to store water. Instead, it seems that […]
US Anthropology and the Lego Revolution
Top executives at Lego have been using German and US anthropology in their road to continued success. This was done by placing anthropologist researchers into families, seeing how they interact, and, with a special focus on their play. In an attempt to get Lego back on track, executives sought to demystify the notion that customers […]
New Americans US Society Integration
A non-profit organization to help support immigrant groups throughout America was recently launched by Henry Cisneros. The former Mayor and Housing Secretary and current CityView Executive Chairman, set up the Cisneros Center to “identify best practices among these groups and promote an immigrant “road map” to accelerate their integration into U.S. society.” The idea was […]
US Anthropologist Becomes Voice of the Dead
Two organizations – the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the US Army Central Identification Laboratory were the driving force behind a team of scientific anthropologists who are in the process of investigating American military remains that were unearthed in places around the world. As part of this project, head of the team, forensic anthropologist Marcella […]
Vero Beach Excavation
Archaeologists are set to resume a Vero Beach, FL, excavation that is more than 13,000 years old. If successful, it could suggest that mankind has been in North America longer than is believed by most industry excavators. The site was originally discovered in 1915 during which time saber tooth cats, mammoths and ground sloths were […]
US Anthropology Researches Thanksgiving Fare
Traditional food served on Thanksgiving has a really long history. Today, throughout America and in other countries (expats), the holiday has kept up very much with these traditions. Let’s take a look at how they came about and what people ate on November 27, 2014. Interestingly, a lot of the typical food found at the […]
San Diego Charles Brandes on Middle East Investments
When one invests, there are a lot of issues to take into consideration. Along with the fiscal issues plaguing potential investments, the “geopolitical developments of the Middle East” have to be taken into consideration. This is an issue Brandes Investment Partners, LP, has been aware of in recent times. According to the firm’s investment director, […]