Four Stone Hearth Volume 102 is Up

Volume 102 of the Four Stone Hearth is up at Anthropology in Practice. Be sure to stop by the Hatters Tea Party for a fine round up of the best writing in the anthropology blogosphere!

Four Stone Hearth Needs Submissions

Just a friendly reminder that the next Four Stone Hearth is in four days. and will be hosted at the always interesting Anthropology in Practice. Be on the lookout for good anthropology writing and submit them to me or to Anthropology in Practice. Also, there is still a hosting vacancy for 10/10/10 if anybody is [...]

Einsteinian Relativity At A Personal Scale

This is really cool!: Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations — a curious aspect of Einstein’s theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the earth’s surface and a high-flying rocket. Now, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have measured this [...]

Body Mass and Genetics

This is really interesting. It concerns a study in Science Translational Medicine that looked at DNA methylation and body mass. From Science Daily:

Four Stone Hearth Volume 101 Is Up!

Sapien Games has the 101st edition of the Four Stone Hearth. Check it out. Also please note that we still need a host for 10/10/10. Volume 102 will be hosted at Anthropology In Practice on 09/29/10.

In Memoriam: George Williams

I am sure that most of my readers have heard that George Williams has passed away. Williams, for those of you who are unfamiliar with him, was one of the giants of evolutionary biology. His book Adaptation and Natural Selection is one of the must read classics in the field – and certainly one anthropologists [...]

Blair Mountain Update

About a month ago I mentioned that the National Park Service had made a horrible decision to delist Blair Mountain from the National Register of Historic Places. They are now being sued:

Four Stone Hearth: Call for Submissions

The September 15th edition of The Four Stone Hearth Will be hosted at Sapien Games so be on the lookout for get anthropology post to submit. You can email your submissions to mail{at}nickhorton{dot}net, or to me at the email address on the About page.

Four Stone Hearth Needs Hosts

We have quite a few vacancies for hosting duties at The Four Stone Hearth. Spread the word and consider volunteering yourself.

Rickets, Neanderthals, And Lubenow: Part Two

In the previous post in this series I looked at vitamin D metabolism and the effects of vitamin D deficiency on the skeleton. So, lets talk about Lubenow and Neanderthals. Lubenows discussion of Neanderthals and rickets occurs in chapter 14. He begins the chapter by invoking the Genesis flood to explain the ice ages, which [...]

“It Will Rewrite Evolutionary Theory…” and “Prove Darwin Wrong…”

The title of this post are two common remarks one hears when the press covers evolution. Drives me straight up the wall. A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B looks at these claims from the standpoint of paleontology and paleoanthropology.

Four Stone Hearth Turns 100 and Evolves

Earlier today Martin announced that he was giving up his duties as editor of The Four Stone Hearth. I think we, in the anthropology section of the blogosphere, owe Martin a big thank you for his efforts. I have agreed to take over the duties of wrangling hosts, and so forth, that Martin has so [...]