Category Archives: Anthropology

Shovel Shaped “Indian” Teeth

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

I’ve been asked the question about what shovel teeth really look like.  Finding good photos is really difficult. One of our followers, Fletcher Freeman, who has contributed several articles, has also written about “Indian Teeth” on the Chowanoke Descendants Community website.  … Continue reading →

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Anthropologist Frank Speck 1881-1950

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Frank Speck with Standing Deer in Cherokee, NC in 1936. Frank Gouldsmith Speck (November 8, 1881 – February 6, 1950) was an American anthropologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples among the Eastern Woodland … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot is Real???

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

If a new paper yet to be published and currently undergoing peer review is valid, it appears that Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is indeed, real and a hominid mix, meaning that Sasquatch is a human relative that arose approximately … Continue reading →

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Native American DNA News

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

It’s a good DNA day for Native American DNA research. Yesterday, I was talking to Bennett Greenspan at Family Tree DNA.  He knows of my interest in Native heritage.  Our conversation turned to the new Geno 2.0 chip, now called … Continue reading →

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Reconstructing the Origin of Native American Populations

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

A new paper recently released discusses the origins of Native American populations.  Diekenes Anthropology Blog has been a great source for years now, and it looks like he may have obtained an advance copy of the paper.  He does a … Continue reading →

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