Word: rhodesia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...France, Spain and Germany from 40,000 to 25,000 years old. The individuals of that age were about 5 ft. tall, walked with stooping posture, had few tools, used their teeth for many purposes besides eating, buried their dead. ¶Homo Rhodesiensis. Found buried in a cave in Rhodesia were a skull and other bones. The creature to whom they belonged was probably 6 ft. tall and walked erect. His age is dubious. Perhaps he was a primitive man who survived until a few thousand years ago.† ¶CrÔ-Magnon,Man. Many complete specimens of this race...
...South Africa). The prince will land at Cape Town on Apr. 30 for a stay of three months and will pay numerous visits throughout the Union, to the Provinces of the Orange Free State, Natal, Transvaal, taking in Swaziland en route and extending the tour to Southern and Northern Rhodesia...
...whole story of the proposed trip was given by Professor Hooton when he was questioned about the recent discoveries in Rhodesia. He believes that if many members of the University are interested in the discoveries of prehistoric remains, at least a few would enjoy making the finds. All those adventurers who may make the trip will have their appetites whetted by the news that the "missing link" is not yet found. This is Professor Hooton's estimate of the reported unearthing in Rhodesia of the skull of the lowest type of man yet known...
Then there was a raid on the Transvaal properties by foreign gold interests out to beat the Dutch control, led by Sir Leander S. Jameson, the administrator of Rhodesia, associate of Rhodes in this and other enterprises. As the biggest foreign mine-owner in the Transvaal, Rhodes was implicated. As Premier of the neighboring colony, he was deeply embarrassed, some said disgraced. With fine candor he accepted his responsibility for what had happened, resigned his office, set off for Rhodesia, an undeveloped portion of Africa up country, where he labored before his health broke and he went back to Cape...
Last year's football captain and First Marshal left in July for North Rhodesia, South Africa, to visit his brother, Wynant Davis Hubbard '21, also an old Harvard football star. According to information received by his friends in Cambridge. Hubbard failed to find his brother and as a result spent one month making a 300 mile tour of lower Africa on a bicycle...