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Book Review #1: The Cultured Chimpanzee

Posted May 6th, 2013 at 07:07 PM by ghostexorcist
Updated May 7th, 2013 at 12:36 PM by ghostexorcist

Book Review #1 - The Cultured Chimpanzee (2004) by William McGrew

By Jim R. McClanahan

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What is culture? If you were to ask a lecture hall full of scholars, each one would probably give you a different definition. Yet, it is generally held that culture is a human universal. Language is often presented as being a unique cultural trait that separates us from the animals because it gave voice to...
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How To Tell If A Fossil Hominid Was Bipedal

Posted April 3rd, 2013 at 07:21 PM by ghostexorcist
Updated April 4th, 2013 at 05:41 PM by ghostexorcist

How To Tell If A Fossil Hominid Was Bipedal

By Jim R. McClanahan

Human evolution is obviously one of the most important aspects of human history, so I've decided to post information on how to tell whether or not a fossil hominid was bipedal. It's not as difficult as it sounds. The following list is by no means meant to be comprehensive. Just look upon it as a primer.

The first place to look is the head. All vertebrates have a hole in the skull through...
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Munduruku the Amazon Spartans

Posted March 15th, 2013 at 06:49 AM by Tairusiano
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Mundukuru the Amazon Spartans.
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The banks of the Tapajós river was the home of a ancient tribe the Wuy jugu, but this tribe would become famous by the name of Mundukuru given by their enemies that means Fire ants in reference to their tactics to attack en masse with fire arrows.

Who are the Munduruku the Munduruku is a Tupian speaking tribe
that developed in the Tapajós River Basin, initially
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Bigfoot Hair Braiding

Posted March 13th, 2013 at 08:36 PM by ghostexorcist
Updated March 19th, 2013 at 06:30 AM by ghostexorcist

Bigfoot Horse Hair Braiding

By Jim R. McClanahan

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Melba Ketchum, the Texas veterinarian who claims to have sequenced the Bigfoot genome, has posted a picture of a horse that supposedly had part of its mane braided by a Bigfoot. The photo caption on her genome project website states: “Sasquatch appear to take an interest in our animal companions and have been reported to braid horse manes.”

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Melba Ketchum’s Bigfoot DNA Study (Notes and Bibliography)

Posted March 4th, 2013 at 04:29 PM by ghostexorcist
Updated March 4th, 2013 at 04:48 PM by ghostexorcist

Melba Ketchum's Bigfoot DNA Study (Notes and Bibliography)

My article on Melba Ketchum's Bigfoot DNA study is getting so long that I've almost met the size limit for an individual blog entry. I am therefore placing the reference material here to make more room. I will be linking here from the article.

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[1] “'Bigfoot' Dna Sequenced in Upcoming Genetics Study [press Release],” PRWeb, 'Bigfoot' DNA Sequenced In Upcoming Genetics Study (accessed February 18,...
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