Eat, drink, man, woman?

Article Abstract:

Researchers are questioning the authenticity of evidence of cannibalism presented by Nobel award-winner Carleton Gajdusek, following Gajdusek's conviction of child sex abuse. Gajdusek claimed to have witnessed acts of cannibalism in Papua New Guinea, but his research methodology has since been disputed. Others claim cannibalism can be proven from achaeological finds in the American South West and Europe, although the motives behind the practice cannot be determined. Some researchers claim cannibalism was a concept invented by 17th-Century travellers to imply Western superiority.

Criticism and interpretation, Origin, Cannibalism, Cannibalism (Human behavior), Gajdusek, Carleton

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Burial rites and civil wrongs

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The fate of the skeleton known as the Kennewick Man is due to be decided by the US courts. The 9,000-year-old skelton was discovered in 1996, by the US Corps of Engineers. The Native American community are claiming the bones. Yet after the initial tests some scientists have claimed the man was not a Native American but possibly a European, Polynesian or Asian. Several anthropologists are claiming the right to study the bones in the courts. Under the Native American Graves and Protection and Repatriation Act 1990 the Native Americans have the right to claim the bones.

Cases, Native Americans, Anthropologists, Prehistoric peoples, Native North Americans

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Loans row hits poll

Article Abstract:

The attacks by Bob Dole's 1996 US presidential campaign on the popular Federal Direct Student Loans Program introduced by the Democrat Congress in 1993 have not been well received in the polls. Dole's campaign on this issue compares unfavourably to President Clinton's support of improved access to higher education. Citizen Action, a watchdog group, believes contributions from banks, who find the student private loan business lucrative, influence the Republican position.

Political activity, Political aspects, Presidential candidates, Student loans, Dole, Bob

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