Princess Eleonore Elisabeth Amalia Magdalena Von Schwarzenberg was an 18th century princess, who resided in what is now The Czech Republic, in Central Europe. She lived in a large Baroque era castle situated in modern day Prague (Castle Square). Eleonore may have been part of the research subjects Bram Stoker, Irish author, had used when he wrote Dracula's Guest and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Princess Eleonore was a superstitious woman, especially when her husband died in a hunting accident, and ...

This is a detailed explanation of the laws of logic that we use to determine if something is true or false. These laws are the base of reason and cannot be broken. Any attempt to do so results in contradiction, which is exactly what we can use these laws to help identify. Hope you enjoy!

The National Geographic Channel's outstanding Buried Secrets/Skeleton Crew miniseries DVD features forensic anthropologists exploring mysteries of the past. Featured are the episodes Hardin Cemetery Disaster, Infamous Colorado Cannibal, Mass Graves of Guatemala and Music Hall Bones. Dr. Elizabeth Murray is one of the featured scientists. It all begins with the bones...

The Jarawas are an aboriginal tribe whose lineage is traced to the tribes of Africa.

Hobbit is the first glance of a new human species: Homo floresiensis. Her form most probably evolved from earlier Homo erectus inhabitants which may have stood several feet taller at the beginning. But over hundreds of millennium of isolation on Flores, they become smaller and lose substances. This dwarfing is commonly the fate of huge mammals isolated on islands.

Anthropologist Lila Abu-Lughod lived with the Awlad 'Ali Bedouin women in Egypt while conducting field research. The idea behind the study was to examine the pregnancy practices used by the Bedouin women. The study was happening while Abu-Lughod was experiencing fertility issues.

Native Americans did not document or write down their history. Most of what we know about Native American history was documented by Europeans, beginning at the time of Columbus' arrival in 1492.

According to some scholars who studied the origin of the Philippine settlers, human settlement happened in the time when the ice in the world started to melt.

The emergence myth is said to be the basis of Zuni ceremonialism, which thus explains the social organization of the pre and post-Spanish contact organization of groups. The ceremonies, which have stemmed from this myth, allow the Zuni access to a creator power.

The unseen world is a combination of ideas, faith, and essentially, the belief that a world outside of our own consists of something almost unexplainable. A world populated by others.

The unseen world, often referenced in Native religions, is a combination of idea, faith, and essentially, the belief that a world outside of our own consists of something almost unexplainable.

An article that describes in detail the marriage system of polyandry in which one woman is married to multiple husbands at once.

Simple agricultural modifications like these in under-developed and developing countries can help in overcoming global food shortage.

In New Zealand, things change slowly. Life is quiet, unhurried and prosperous. The British explorer, Captain James Cook was the first European to visit New Zealand. He got here in 1796. Many traders followed him. At the first time, they were trading in wood, whale oil and other local products. They were classified as a tough crowd. Some were escaped criminals and others were people who wanted to leave industrial Europe. In 1840, New Zealand was a British colony. Many immigrants arrived from Euro...

Complex societies were typically situated near river valleys. The valleys acted as transport vessels for building materials, suppliers of clean running water, which you don’t have to transport far distances if societies were situated close, and lastly, they provide seclusion from neighboring societies or enemies.