Topic: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Smithsonian opens $21M human evolution hall
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Smithsonian's Natural History museum opens $21 million permanent exhibit on human evolutionThe Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years. The nearly $21 million Hall of Human Origins opens Wednesday. It will include more than 285 fossils ...
Poll: Public attitudes toward US census improving
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With 2010 census under way, public awareness improving but concerns about intrusion lingerWith the 2010 census under way, about 1 in 10 people may not participate in the population count, with many saying they see little personal benefit from the government survey or have concerns that it may be intrusive ...
Amenhotep III and Thoth statues unearthed in Luxor
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two red granite statues in Luxor, one of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III who reigned about 3,350 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said Tuesday. The second statue was of the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom Thoth, Zahi Hawass said. At four meters ...
3,400-year-old statues unearthed in Egypt
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Archaeologists unearth 2 red granite statues in Luxor dating back 3,400 yearsA team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues in southern Egypt at the mortuary temple of one of the most powerful pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday. A ministry ...
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