Entries from February 2006

February 23, 2006

Profiling New York City’s forensic anthropologist - Dr. Bradley Adams

Yesterday, there was an article in the New York Times titled, “In Bones, He Sees the Clues From Life” which profiles the work of Dr. Bradley Adams, the forensic anthropologist for the city of New York. According to the city’s chief medical examiner, Adams’ specialty is taphonomy, or figuring out the
“tool marks on dismembered bones,” [...]

February 18, 2006

Drawing a digital australopithecine

Boredom on a Friday night makes me embark on epic projects. Tonight, I decided to follow Olduvai George’s entertaining how-to on digital illustration.
A bit of background though — I’ve drawn all throughout my life, and have taken a science illustration class about two years ago. I’ve illustrated a couple things for one of my professors… [...]

February 16, 2006

Daily life of the Surma

An image of daily village activity of the Surma, from here.

February 4, 2006

Oetzi’s, also known as Iceman, infertility

In some sick morbid way, I’ve grown up with Oetzi, a.k.a. “Iceman “  He’s the prehistoric mummy that was found in the Alps back in 1991 by two German hikers. Since then his last meal was figured out, and I remember when there was some controversy over whether he was a human sacrifice or [...]