Posted in Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Human Behavior, Science & Technology on March 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
“A newly reconstructed deformed fossil skull suggests our human ancestors probably cared for deformed offspring for years.
“The skull indicates that the child who lived about 530,000 years ago would have been severely handicapped — and yet survived at least five years and possibly several years longer. That suggests the parents or community provided the child with care, despite his or her obvious deformities.” (more @ Wired)
Posted in American History, Books, Literature, Museums & Exhibitions, New England, Plays & Playwrights, Poets & Poetry, U.S. Travel, Writers & Writing on March 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
As part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Amherst, Massachusetts, home to the Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst College, Hampshire College and the University of Masachusetts, a number of literary events are scheduled for the month of April. Events include a “Children’s Literary Scavenger Hunt,” an “Emerging Young Writers Event,” and “A Reading by Poet, Essayist, Editor and Translator: Martin Espada,” to name a few.
A complete schedule of events in the “Amherst Lit Series” can be found here.
Additional information “About Amherst 250” can be found here.
The 'Not-So-Rough' Guide 