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Why do in so many cultures brides have their faces covered during the wedding?
My first illustration-100 project! The assignment was to do a black and white editorial piece and I did mine on “How wielding lamps and torches shed a new light on Stone Age cave art” published by Science News
日本の考古学と科学思想の歴史。 第3章 ： 日本の考古学者の皆さん、哲学的観点から見た新しい日本考古学へようこそ。 - 1868年当時、日本にはヨーロッパやアメリカで見られるような科学的根拠はありませんでした。日本がその精神やその一部を開放したのは、1868年から1869年の戊辰戦争後になります。米国のような国は日本の科学をモデルにするだろうから、非常に保守的だった。 日本で骨董品への関心が芽生えたのはいつ頃ですか？ 江戸時代にはすでに骨董品への関心があったことが知られており、はるか昔にヨーロッパでも同様のことが起こりました。 日本の発掘の始まりは19世紀のほぼ終わりに始まり、数年前に日本でいくつかのローマ硬貨が発見されました。どうやら日本の封建領主は古遺物を収集するのが好きでした。おそらくそれらは中国のどこかの港から海岸に到着しました。日本語。 - 過去を知りたいという欲求は、どの大陸に属していても、すべての人類に共通のものであり、問題の時代についても同じことが言えます。 ヨーロッパやアメリカの様々な勢力が日本に到来したとき、彼らはその住民に影響を与えました。そのため、日本人によって日本考古学の父と考えられているエドワード・モースを、他の登場人物の中でも特に取り上げています。 19 世紀には、アメリカ哲学の最も偉大な学派の 1 つであるテイラー主義があり、これは台湾で考古学的発掘を行い、中国および韓国との関係を確立する日本の考古学の最も偉大な人物の 1 人である鳥居龍蔵に影響を与えることになります。 - 気に入っていただければ幸いです。今後の投稿でお会いしましょう。良い一週間をお過ごしください。 - HISTORY OF JAPANESE ARCHEOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. Chapter 3 : Welcome, Japanesearchaeologicalists, to a new installment of Japanese archaeology, seen from a philosophical point of view. Having said that, get comfortable and let's begin. - In 1868 Japan did not have a scientific base per se as we can see in Europe or the United States, it will be after the Boshin War of 1868-69 when Japan opened its mentality or part of it, since a good part of the population was very conservative because Countries like the United States would model Japanese sciences. When did interest in antiques arise in Japan? It is known that in the Edo period there was already interest in antiquities, something similar happened in Europe a long time ago. The beginning of the Japanese excavations began almost at the end of the 19th century, a few years ago some Roman coins were discovered in Japan, apparently a feudal lord in Japan liked to collect antiquities, they probably arrived from some port in China to the coasts Japanese. - The desire to know the past is something that all human beings share, no matter what continent you belong to and the same can be said about the era in question. When the different powers from Europe and the United States arrived in Japan, they influenced its inhabitants, thus we have, among other characters, Edward Morse, considered by the Japanese, the father of Japanese archaeology. During the 19th century we have one of the greatest schools of American philosophy, Taylorism, which will influence one of the greatest figures of Japanese archeology Torii Ryūzō who will carry out archaeological excavations in Taiwan, establishing relations with China and Korea. - I hope you liked it and see you in future posts, have a good week.
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"Speak of the wolf and the wolf is (coming) into the house" (Про вовка промовка а вовк і в хату) This is literally the "Speak of the devil" but with with a wolf. People don`t even use the second part about the house. They just say: "Speak of the wolf". Perhaps comes from long gone supestitions of not mentioning dangerous animals as if to not "manifest" them coming to you. Its literally the reason the original word for Bear is lost. People genuinely were afraid to call the dangerous beast by it`s name, replacing it will nicknames.
There is a saying in Ukrainian: "Tell an idiot to pray and he`s gonna smash his head" (Скажи дурню молитися і він голову розіб'є). Sometimes you can just say the firs half since everyone already know the second one. It comes. Context is It comes from the tradition of bowing/kneeling during prayer. And it can have two meanings:
No matter how easy, simple or straightforward the task is, a stupid person will still find a way to screw it up...somehow. Kinda like the phraze "You had ONE job, dude!"
No matter how healthy, constructive, well-intentioned, moral, wize, demure or logical the idea/cause/midset, an idiot will still find a way to either: a) completely misunderstand/distort it/miss the entire point....and screw it up, or b) go copletely overboard with no measure....and screw it up
This isn`t even related to anything specific in my life or on the internet, i just REALLY REALLY wanted to share some cool sayings/idioms from my language. Maybe language and folklore nerds will like it. Maybe writers and worldbuilders will get some cool inspiration for the way characters speak. Maybe i will just spread the good will of funny shit in my language and culture. I will post some more of these
Most commonly foraged foods by the Hadza of Tanzania
Frank Marlowe, The Hadza Hunter Gatherers of Tanzania
They failed, because as the blogger Epicurean Dealmaker pointed out on Twitter, “Markets distill the biases, opinions, & convictions of elites,” which makes them “Structurally less able to predict populist movements.” The inability of those elites to grapple with the rich world’s populist moment was in full display on social media last night. Journalists and academics seemed to feel that they had not made it sufficiently clear that people who oppose open borders are a bunch of racist rubes who couldn’t count to 20 with their shoes on, and hence will believe any daft thing they’re told. A lot of my professional colleagues seemed to, and the dominant tone framed this as a blow against the enlightened “us” and the beautiful world we are building, struck by a plague of morlocks who had crawled out of their hellish subterranean world to attack our impending utopia. Surrendering traditional powers and liberties to a distant state is a lot easier if you think of that state as run by “people like me,” not “strangers from another place,” and particularly if that surrender is done in the name of empowering “people who are like me” in our collective dealings with other, farther “strangers who aren’t.” These sorts of tribal affiliations cause problems, obviously, which is why elites were so eager to tamp them down. Unfortunately, they are also what glues polities together, and makes people willing to sacrifice for them. Elites missed this because they're the exception -- the one group that has a transnational identity.
Megan McArdle “'Citizens of the World'? Nice Thought, But ...”
Today I learned:
So the University that I am attending, is one of only two universities in the US that has a forensic research institute AKA body farm
And apparently the institute takes on student volunteers who are waiting to meet requirements for internships!
I could not be more ecstatic at this possibility
1/22/19. 1/100
First day of the spring semester! Lots of nervous energy!
And since i got a little slacky with my 100 days of productivity, I'm starting over.
Gonna do this shit right!
Book haul!
The other day, my brother and I went to lunch on Main Street, and I absolutely had to stop at my favorite local bookstore.
Where I found these:
I already tore through Invitation to Anthropology, and I absolutely cannot wait to read The Human Odyssey!
I also went to the college bookstore and got 3/4 of my textbooks for the semester.
Needless to say, I am excited to dive into these babies.
Have not posted in a while! My life got super chaotic, but I'm back at it!
First off, I hope everyone had a splendid holiday and a great new years!
I recently got my official grades from the Fall semester, and I'm pleased to say I passed both my honors classes!
And today I registered for my Spring 19 classes! Yay!
This semester I will be taking:
Introduction to Anthropology
Human Geography
Geology of Colorado
Art History: prehistoric to renaissance
Needles to say, I am excited!
I wish everyone luck this year!
I thought I would share a book for some of those who would be interested, especially those studying or interested in Anthropology.
Lissa is an ethnography in graphic novel format. It is a powerful story set in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. It looks at politics, culture differences and similarities, and how American and Egyptian cultures look at and deal with death and disease.
That's all I'm going to say because I dont want to ruin it for anyone interested.
And, today in my Cultural Anthropology class, we did a Skype Q&A with one of the authors, Professor Hamdy, where the class got to asks questions about this book. It was an amazing experience, she had so much information to share and you could just feel her passion!
Recently I went on a mini vacation to Seattle Washington. On the trip, I went to the Art Museum and I thought I would share with you all some of the cultural art that stuck out to me.
If you ever get the chance to go to Seattle, I highly recommend visiting this museum. It is absolutely amazing!
Beneath each picture, I have added info about them from the museum.
Turban Cloths
Cotton with brocade border - Jodhpur 20th Century
Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Men chose their turbans carefully - a wrapped headdress is said to be akin to an unspoken language. Each social group in Marwar has a distinctive style of tying the long cloth and might add accents with ornaments that say more about who they are. Men also wear turbans for specific seasons, ceremonies, or moods. The wave pattern seen here is worn during the monsoon season, when the coming of rain is celebrated. In the harsh summer months, a turban is a shield against the blazing heat. It can also be a form of protection in battle. Many rulers wear turbans that are like crowns, loaded with jewels, which denote their rank in court society.
Masks of the Animal Kingdon Dance
Performances featuring masked dancers are the birthright of particular families and derive from long-ago auspicious encounters between human ancestors and supernatural beings, in the guise of animals or unique spirits. The “Dance of the animal kingdom” represents a heroine ancestor’s adventures among the animal beings who in turn bestow the dance and masks upon her for use by her family and subsequent generations.
Drum with skull painting - 1991
Animal hide, acrylic, wood, bone
Art by: Susan Point - Canadian, Musqueam
The First People
Red cedar, yellow cedar
Art by: Susan Point - Musqueam band
The homelands of the Musqueam of the Fraser River Delta are punctuated by meandering pathways as the Fraser reaches the Strait of Georgia. The faces within the tendrils represent the hereditary bloodlines that connect the families in the region, and the waterways that were lifelines yielding food resources, sustaining the Delta people from time immemorial.
Food bowl: Frigate bird with shark - 20th century
wood, mother-of-pearl shell
Melanesian, Eastern Solomon
Men in the Solomon Islands consider fishing or skipjack bonito (a member of the tuna family) to be a sacred endeavor. The fishermen watch for frigate birds feeding off of schools of smaller bait fish and observe the bonito that follow, in a season that lasts from November to April. Sharks swarm this whirlpool of frothy activity and devour what they need to survive. This vessel features two predatory creatures merging together to suggest the cycle of consumption, with the humans who eventually feast on the bowl’s contents completing the cycle.
Pyramidion of Hori - 1350 B.C
Limestone, pigment
Egyptian, Abu Tig. New Kingdom
18th Dynasty
10-23-18. 20/100
My cultural anthropology professor approved my survey and interview questions today!
I can officially start my research for the honors project!
I'm so excited! It's a step closer to being an actual anthropologist 😍
10-19-18 19/100
Overall today was a pretty good day!
I had orientation for my new job this morning! Afterwards, I cam home and read for a while before working on my personal narrative assignment.
I’m almost done with all my assignments for the next two weeks so I can have a stress free vacation!
10-17-18. 18/100
The end of this week is going to be extra busy!
I am going on a mini vacation starting next week and I'm trying to cram 2 weeks worth into three days so I'm not missing out on my vacation to stay on top of classes.
This includes:
An Essay on The Great Gatsby
A quiz on The Great Gatsby
An Essy on an American Icon (I chose Neil DeGrasse Tyson)
A personal narrative essay
My second Anthro test
Three chapters of my Cultural Anthropology textbook
Creating survey and interview questions for my honors Anthro project
So needless to say I will be exhausted by the end of it, but it will be worth it when I have a worry and stress free vacation!
10/13/18. 17/100
The semester is already halfway through!
How did this happen?!
In celebration I will be spending my morning reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari and working on my first honors essay for English.
Eight more weeks to go!
Accidental Overachiever
Welp...it has happened.
In my Cultural Anthropology class I have officially become the person who raises their hand so much that the teacher asks, "anyone else have an answer?"
But it kinda makes me feel like Hermione.
10-10-18. 16/100
I thought I would share this little chart of Kinship diagram symbols from my cultural anthropology textbook.
Kind of want to make a little kinship diagram of my own using these.
10-10-18. 16/100
I thought I would share this little chart of Kinship diagram symbols from my cultural anthropology textbook.
Kind of want to make a little kinship diagram of my own using these.
Things my Anthro teacher says
"We are corn people."
10/2/19 15/100
I used to hate doing research and reading long articles, but I've been really enjoying it the last couple of days. I'm preparing my research for my Honors Anthropology project and I have found some pretty neat articles.
The current one I'm reading is about how video gamers have better cognitive processes than non-gamers do.
I wish I found this article when I first started playing so I could have convinced my mom to let me play more lol.
Anywaaaaaays....
If anyone is interested in some neat articles about video games, let me know and I will share the links
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9/30/18. 14/100
I'd like to day that I am always organized and always have a clean working space but that's 100% false.
This is how my desk looks on a light homework load.
And that is my other fur baby Fetch
09/28 13/100
Learning about Subsistence Patterns and all the different ways cultures get (or have gotten) their food, and thought I would share a little.
This table shows some features of the major food-procurements. I thinks it's interesting that the more a culture relies on industrialized agriculture, the more separation of class becomes a part of that culture.
This is a map of known Hunter-gatherers throughout history. I wish this map also stated which were nomadic or semi-nomadic.
My Cultural Anthropology Professor shared this with our class today, so I thought I would share with you guys.
We were talking about silent language today and how some gestures we (Americans) used may not be carried out in the same context in other countries.
09-26-18. 12/100
Spending the afternoon reading various anthropological articles and writing summaries. And as usual my fur baby is keeping me company 😺😻
Today I went to a Viking Festival!
And I got some goodies!
From top to bottom:
Coyote mandibles that say Odin's Wolves
A carved deer antler
A turtle collar bone
And a deer toe
Some ADORABLE earrings
And I got a bunch of information on Norwegian naming practices and some geneology sheets and websites!