The Rising Star Cave System

A similarity and difference can be found when examining Bartleby's cave which is him secluding himself from others by staying in his office, and his mask which is his unwillingness to share any personal information. First, both his cave and mask create a barrier between him and others around. Support can be found when Melville states: “ At present, I prefer to give no answer,” he said and retired into his hermitage” (77). This occurs after his boss asks him where he was born. Here, it is suggested when Bartleby states “ I prefer not to answer” that he is not interested in establishing rapport with those around him and instead he decides to go back into his office. Similarly, his cave of isolation prevents him from sharing information. In fact

Archeologists have discovered what is believed to be evidence of Neanderthal man's belief in life after death. They found the remains of several Neanderthals buried with such items as

In the movie Cave of the Forgotten Dreams, director Werner Herzog and a very small crew are given the opportunity to go to France and see Chauvet Cave. While watching the start of this movie, I was very surprised to see that they were limited with how many people they could bring into the cave. I have gone to a cave in South Dakota and they took hundreds of people in it at a time. So, seeing that I think they only had like five crew members was very shocking. I was surprised though how many experts they had working on mapping the map and doing other tests on the cave. I thought maybe, there would only be like two experts in at a time and not five or six. I also didn’t know there was that many different experts that all can work on the same thing at the same time. Also, while watching I was surprised to see the equipment that they had to use.I never really thought about how the lights can affect the cave walls and the paintings.I was impressed that they filmed the movie in the cave with a non professional movie camera, I did not know that there were other cameras that could work that well in the dark of a cave.

The author Joy McCorriston, was a student at the Institute of Archaeology in London and found out about the chance to visit the Lascaux cave from a radio show contest. Although she didn’t “win” she was lucky enough to join the tour. She listens to stories from Monsieur Jaceues Marshal, a discoverer of the cave and the cave’s guard as she gets to tour the cave. Lascaux Cave’s discovery had come about because four local boys found a hiding place to tease and abandon an outsider, a Jewish boy sent south to flee Occupation in the north. (An alternative story of a lost dog negated the real and non-politically correct truth of the cave’s discovery).

By “survival of the fittest,” Carnegie means that the most capable people will succeed and prosper, while the others fail. He is promoting the idea of Social Darwinism, the belief that wealth is a measure of one’s inherent value and those who had it were the “most fit.”

NAGPRA promises Native groups that remains would be returned to them if the remains were associated with their group, however Kennewick man does not necessarily “belong” to any specific group at this point in time. There are two perspectives to this dilemma: the Native perspective valuing the sacredness of the remains, and the scientific perspective valuing the eagerness to study the remains (Lee, 2008). Stories written by Donald Sampson and Rechanda Lee give insight on the Native perspective arguing that science is degrading Native American identity and disrespecting the culture and religion (Lee, 2008). They do not like that the graves of their ancestors are disturbed and dissected to be studied (Sampson, 2008). Traditional histories are important to Native American communities as it provides identity and lineage linked to their respected communities. Natives feel that a group of scientists should not be telling them what their history is as they have faith in what is passed down to them orally (Lee, 2008). Many Natives feel as if scientists need to show respect and let the Native communities be heard. (Lee, 2008). Scientists, however, are addressing Principle No.2 of the Principles of Archaeological Ethics as identifying the remains and associating them to a certain group determines who the remains actually belong to. Both Lee and Sampson argue that using the cranial morphology of Kennewick man to determine his race is the result of irrationality and imagination. Both of the passages that they wrote claim to be addressing the scientific aspect of Kennewick man, however they seem to be writing with a strong emotional language rather than scientific. In Sampson’s case, for example, he seems to be personally attacking the scientists involved with Kennewick man rather than the scientific evidence provided. The only scientific evidence that was addressed in these two

Jewel Cave is a giant cave system full of intricate designs and shiny crystals. It is currently the 3rd longest cave in the world, and stretches over 181 miles of recorded pathways. The monument was established on February 7, 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt. Inside the cave the temperature is 49°F all year round. Explore the subterranean world of Jewel Cave National Monument.

“Forbidden archeology” is the terminology used to describe the alternative theories that are held against mainstream science in regards to human origins and the history of both us and our ancestors. Within forbidden archeology is scientist and specialist on the subject Cremo, who suggests that there is adequate proof that modern man did not evolve as previously thought from

For over the many years anthropologist and archeologist have developed many diverse theories behind the motivations, beliefs, rituals and existence of Paleolithic rock art within the Native American societies. As majority of these intricate forms of art were created by people of the past, they hold clues to ancient societies and help emphasis connection to the social and cultural aspects of aboriginal communities. A compelling relationship between culture and art has been prominent in society as long as mankind has existed; hunter-gathers, in particular Native Americans created different forms of rock art as a universal way to express themselves and their culture. Originally, anthropologist focused on the religious traditions, beliefs and

In The Call of the Wild, one theme could be that only the strongest survive, Buck goes through significant changes in his life and has to learn very quickly how to adapt in order to survive. The connection between this theme and natural selection is that if you are not able to adapt or suited for a certain task, you will fail. If Buck had not adapted and learned how to a sled dog, he would have most likely of died. When it says "only the strongest survive" it means that if you are not prepared or are weak, you will die first. In natural selection, when disasters happen or things in the world change, only the strongest, smartest, and quickest to adapt will survive. Bucks life changed very rapidly, but he was able to adapt very quickly to his

In topic 1, the introduction to human uniqueness and social coercion theory, we are introduced to some of the common misinterpretation behind Charles’ Darwin’s theory of evolution, specifically in regards to natural selection and survival of the fittest. One of the biggest contributors to this issue is the lack of exposure to the general public on the overall theory behind these two processes. Instead of a full detailed explanation about natural selection and survival of the fittest, we are just told that it is slow and that to be fit means a level of superiority among competition, respectively. Topic 1 revealed that this is not true, as well as stating that natural selection is about individual risk, benefit and cost is of the utmost importance(Bingham). Based on this newly found insight from the course, how does individual risk, benefit, and cost play such an important role in natural selection even though selection is seen in a population and not a

Natural Selection selects the organisms who are fitted in an economy and allows the weak ones to die. The passage above reminds of natural selection when Anna mentions that nature slowly changes, but a “lucky few” are able to survive. In nature, populations evolve, but only have the “fittest” gene makeup to survive and reproduce. For example, lava mice come in 2 shades, light brown and dark brown. The dark brown mice were able to reproduce because they adapted to the molten rock environment; whereas, the lighter mice couldn’t blend in and were easy prey. Similar to what Anna said, people should adapt to their surroundings to be a leader. I agree with Anna’s statement about embracing one’s gift. She mentioned that a person with new wings would’ve

On Key Symbols Author(s): Sherry B. Ortner Reviewed work(s): Source: American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 75, No. 5 (Oct., 1973), pp. 1338-1346 Published by: Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/674036 . Accessed: 05/09/2012 09:42

What is real? A thought in both The Matrix and Allegory of the Cave. The Matrix, written by Lana Wachowski illustrates many questions throughout. The main character, Neo, tries finding Morpheus in need of an answer to his question. What is the Matrix? Considering, Morpheus is the most dangerous man alive, he does all that he can to find him. Neo is approached by Trinity and led to the underworld to meet Morpheus. They soon realize that Neo is “The One” who can defeat the Matrix. Similarly,The Allegory of the Cave,which took place in ancient time, humans were living in an underground den with their necks and legs chained only seeing their shadows in front of them. The people trapped in the den are like the people in the matrix, not knowing

Colossal cave adventure is the great grandfather to all adventure video games created ever. It has the luxury of being the first game to introduce an interactive narrative, while also existing as the first ever digital open world for a player to explore.