Archaeology's dirty secret

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The lack of publication opportunities has generated a great deal of difficulty in the sphere of archaeology. Many of the important records have been passed into oblivion as unpublished. Some of the archaeologists publish their same articles in several magazines. Suggestions have been put forward to make the publication of the archaeological observations obligatory for the researchers. In this heyday of publication technology, the new information should be published so that it can reach more people.

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Taming the aurochs

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Drought in North Africa and the Near East at approximately 6000 BC may have contributed to the domestication of the wild ox or aurochs, Bos primigenius. Archaeologist Andrew Smith has suggested that the climatic changes along with hunters' knowledge of their prey led to domestication. The herds would have become smaller and easier to control, allowing hunters first to control the herd's movement and eventually to gain genetic control through culling.

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Art of the shamans: a celebration of West Mexican sculpture

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An exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art entitled 'Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past' features over 200 outstanding art works, including obsidian knives, ceramic sculptures of animals and humans, and house models. West Mexico includes the Jalisco and Colima cultures. Many of the sculptures have shamanic themes.

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