Essays on Science

The most fundamental part in archaeology is site gridding and documentation Gridding helps to gather information concerning the past activities and the way of life of the population, that once inhabited that site. It is essential for an anthropologist to aspire towards exploring various sites gridding and documenting any material present...

A Fire-Breathing Dragon: Myth or Reality? A fire-breathing dragon is a giant, serpent-like beast that arises in the folklore of several civilizations in the world. The famous western sculpture of a dragon is four-legged, winged, and talented to breathe fire. In fact, it is the creation of the giant Middle Ages...

Small Island developing states do not have agency with respect to climate change The United Nations Department of Economics categories 51 states and territories as Small island Developing States (SIDS) (Barnett, 2001). These states and territories are situated across that Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and in the Caribbean Sea. The...

Species Species is defined as the reproduction of fertile offspring. It is composed of related individuals that take after each other and are able to breed among themselves. It can also be defined as the reproductive isolation. The smallest unit of classification is the species. Population Population on the other hand refers to...

Animal sacrifices are all embodied in the holy texts of the world religions, for instance, Christianity, Islam, as well as Judaism. All over the world, this idea is still being used by religious communities. In many religions, sacrificing of animals is common. The New World religions practicing animal sacrifices, for...

Human beings are social creatures that naturally develop this trait from relating with each other and their surroundings.  This trait originates from the ability they posses of being able to make concrete choices in relationships. In most cases, this aspect is taken for granted by fellow human being who uses...

The Study of Anthropology The study of Anthropology aims to answer the question of what it simply means to be a human being. Anthropology emphasizes the study of different human cultures all over the world throughout history up to the present day. Anthropology provides an insight to all human aspects through...

The Diets of the People at Neolithic Catalhoyuk The excavation of materials from the Catalhoyuk site in central Turkey has yielded more than 100 houses together with over 400 hundred human remains and millions of animal bones. Through the use of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis, researchers have been able...

Evolution encompasses the change that occurs in inheritable traits among natural populations among successive generations which are the expression of genes and are passed on from the parents to the offsprings through the process of reproduction. Essentially, every community bears certain unique traits such as genetic recombination, mutations as well...

The Perception of Anthropology in Modern Complex Societies The paper seeks to counter the argument that anthropology is of little consequence to life in modern complex societies due to the perception that anthropologists concern themselves with exotic and primitive peoples marginal to modern civilization. The Study of Humanity and its Behaviors Anthropology is...

Among those historic places in the world that are revered in the community include the Chauvet Cave. Unlike other sites, the cave has received little attention because of the health risks that are associated with visiting it. Although the cave is among those places that are recognized as tourist attraction...

A 19th-century researcher, George Cuvier stated that “Show me your teeth and I will show you who you are”. The dental formation holds quite a legacy from the early ages until the recent times. The teeth usually adapt to the type of diet it is used to regarding strength and...