Tag Archives: Adornment

The River Bend archaeological site, located near the North Platte River in Casper, Wyoming, has provided remarkable insights into the indigenous adornment practices of Native American cultures in the early 1700s. Excavated in the 1970s as part of a salvage operation, the site has recently been revisited, revealing over 5,000 artifacts that offer a unique glimpse into how Native American …

Fifteen years ago in a sanctuary in Zambia, inspiration struck a chimpanzee named Julie. She plucked a stiff blade of grass, stuck it inside her ear, and left it there. There the grass dangled as Julie played, groomed, and rested. The behavior soon spread to most of the other chimpanzees in Julie’s group, called Group 4, and was adopted by …