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...objects in question consist mostly of seashells, many of them pierced, with bits of pigment on them. It's always possible that the pigment was simply present in the soil where the shells ended up - but then you'd expect the coloring to be widespread. In fact, it's specific to certain shells. Beyond that, several shells contain different pigments that were clearly mixed together deliberately. In some cases, the pigments were of a type that is only known to have been used (in ancient Egypt, for example, so we have actual records) for body painting. "There's a sector...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Did the Well-Dressed Neanderthal Wear? Jewelry | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

...fact, when I chat with women in the region, I can tell them from personal experience that life does change and that once progress starts, it can develop much more quickly than they might expect. No one would claim, of course, that the position of women in the Middle East in general is one that inspires confidence. But across the region - and often defying Western preconceptions - the battle for equality is making gains. (See pictures of the changing roll of women in Saudi Arabia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Change We Need | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...says Marina Ottaway, Director of the Middle East program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. But it's unlikely to mean much in current domestic politics. "Essentially, it's just one more sign of the differences that exist between government actions and public opinion, but I do not expect any dramatic repercussions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Siege of Gaza, Egypt Walks a Delicate Line | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...factors peculiar to a given planetary system - how much material there is in the original proto-planetary disk, how much of that is dust and how much is gas, how big the dust grains are, how hot the star is and more. That's one reason we should expect each solar system to look a little bit different. Which, as it turns out, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Theory on Why the Sun Never Swallowed the Earth | 1/10/2010 | See Source »

...It’s been fun to see the [younger wrestlers] mature,” Weiss said. “Especially for Steven and Tony, I expect some big things, because they’re not wrestling like freshmen, they’re wrestling as well as I knew they could...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Grapplers Split First Dual Competitions | 1/10/2010 | See Source »

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