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Book Synopsis The Fate of the Mammoth by : Claudine Cohen
Download or read book The Fate of the Mammoth written by Claudine Cohen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-04-02 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals new information about the mammoth elephant, and about the science that grew up around its discovery.
Book Synopsis The Fate of the Mammoth by : Claudine Cohen
Download or read book The Fate of the Mammoth written by Claudine Cohen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cave paintings to the latest Siberian finds, woolly mammoths have fascinated people across Europe, Asia, and North America for centuries. Remains of these enormous prehistoric animals were among the first fossils to be recognized as such, and they have played a crucial role in the birth and development of paleontology. In this lively, wide-ranging look at the fate of the mammoth, Claudine Cohen reanimates this large mammal with heavy curved tusks and shaggy brown hair through its history in science, myth, and popular culture. Cohen uses the mammoth and the theories that naturalists constructed around it to illuminate wider issues in the history of science, showing how changing views about a single object reveal the development of scientific methods, practices, and ideas. How are fossils discovered, reconstructed, displayed, and interpreted? What stories are told about them, by whom, and how do these stories reflect the cultures and societies in which they are told? To find out, Cohen takes us on a grand tour of the study of mammoth remains, from England, Germany, and France to Russia and America, and from the depths of Africa to the frozen frontiers of Alaska and Siberia, where intact mammoth corpses have been discovered in the permafrost. Along the way, she shows how paleontologists draw on myth and history, as well as on scientific evidence, to explore the deep history of the earth and of life. Cohen takes her history from the sixteenth century right up to the present, when researchers are using molecular biology to retrieve mammoth DNA, calling up dreams of cloning the mammoth and one day seeing herds of woolly mammoths roaming the frozen steppes.
Download or read book Ice Age Mammoth written by Barbara Hehner and published by Crown Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes where and how wooly mammoths lived and died and speculates on the possiblity of reviving the species through cloning or in vitro fertilization.
Download or read book Ice Age Mammoth written by Barbara Hehner and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes where and how wooly mammoths lived and died and speculates on the possiblity of reviving the species through cloning or in vitro fertilization.
Download or read book Mammoths written by Larry D. Agenbroad and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on mammoths, and discusses the mysteries that are unlocked from the fossils and mummies that are discovered.
Book Synopsis Discovering the Mammoth: A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science by : John J. McKay
Download or read book Discovering the Mammoth: A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science written by John J. McKay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the north country—and has captivated our collective imagination ever since. Today, we know that a mammoth is an extinct type of elephant that was covered with long fur and lived in the north country during the ice ages. But how do you figure out what a mammoth is if you have no concept of extinction, ice ages, or fossils? Long after the last mammoth died and was no longer part of the human diet, it still played a role in human life. Cultures around the world interpreted the remains of mammoths through the lens of their own worldview and mythology. When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered the battle fields where the gods had vanquished the Titans. When the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons’ teeth. But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of these mighty bones remained. How did Enlightenment thinkers overcome centuries of myth and misunderstanding to reconstruct an unknown animal? The journey to unravel that puzzle begins in the 1690s with the arrival of new type of ivory on the European market bearing the exotic name "mammoth." It ends during the Napoleonic Wars with the first recovery of a frozen mammoth. The path to figuring out the mammoth was traveled by merchants, diplomats, missionaries, cranky doctors, collectors of natural wonders, Swedish POWs, Peter the Great, Ben Franklin, the inventor of hot chocolate, and even one pirate. McKay brings together dozens of original documents and illustrations, some ignored for centuries, to show how this odd assortment of characters solved the mystery of the mammoth and, in doing so, created the science of paleontology.
Download or read book Mammoth written by John Varley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not content with investing his fortune and watching it grow, multibillionaire Howard Christian buys rare cars that he actually drives, acquires collectible toys that he actually plays with, and builds buildings that defy the imagination. But now his restless mind has turned to a new obsession: cloning a mammoth… In a barren province of Canada, a mammoth hunter financed by Christian has made the discovery of a lifetime: an intact frozen woolly mammoth. But what he finds during the painstaking process of excavating the huge creature baffles the mind. Huddled next to the mammoth is the mummified body of a Stone Age man around 12,000 years old. And he is wearing a wristwatch. It looks like Howard Christian is going to get his wish—and more…
Download or read book Mammoths written by Adrian Lister and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains expert information on the natural history and characteristics of mammoths, telling where and how they lived, what they ate and why they died. Includes information on the latest research and fossil discoveries around the world.
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Monsters by : Allen A. Debus
Download or read book Prehistoric Monsters written by Allen A. Debus and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost worlds" where time stands still.
Book Synopsis The Year's Work in the Oddball Archive by : Joseph Campana
Download or read book The Year's Work in the Oddball Archive written by Joseph Campana and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “By playing with notions of collecting and cataloging, this anthology offers a range of investigations into detritus and forgotten ephemera.”—Colin Dickey, coeditor of The Morbid Anatomy Anthology The modern age is no stranger to the cabinet of curiosities, the freak show, or a drawer full of odds and ends. These collections of oddities engagingly work against the rationality and order of the conventional archive found in a university, a corporation, or a governmental holding. In form, methodology, and content, The Year’s Work in the Oddball Archive offers a counterargument to a more reasoned form of storing and recording the avant-garde (or the post-avant-garde), the perverse, the off, the bent, the absurd, the quirky, the weird, and the queer. To do so, it positions itself within the history of mirabilia launched by curiosity cabinets starting in the mid-fifteenth century and continuing to the present day. These archives (or are they counter-archives?) are located in unexpected places—the doorways of Katrina homes, the cavity of a cow, the remnants of extinct animals, an Internet site—and they offer up “alternate modes of knowing” to the traditional archive. “An unruly―and much-needed―model for how to do the archive differently.”—Scott Herring, author of The Hoarders: Material Deviance in Modern American Culture “It was a pleasure to read through this collection, and I suspect some of the essays, if not the entire book, will find itself on the syllabus for my Archive and Ephemera graduate course.”—Museum Anthropology Review “A finely wrought collection of curiosities . . . A vital intervention into how we talk about the stuff that surrounds us.”—Colin Dickey, coeditor of The Morbid Anatomy Anthology
Book Synopsis Discovering the Mammoth by : John J McKay
Download or read book Discovering the Mammoth written by John J McKay and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long after the last mammoth died and was no longer part of our diet, this awe inspiring creature still played a role in human life. Cultures around the world interpreted the remains of mammoths through their own world view and mythology. When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered where the gods had vanquished the titans. When the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons’ teeth.But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of these mighty bones remained. How did Enlightenment thinkers overcome centuries of myth and misunderstanding to reconstruct an unknown animal?The journey to unravel that puzzle begins in the 1690s with the arrival of a new type of ivory from Russia. It ends during the Napoleonic Wars with the first recovery of a frozen mammoth. The path to figuring out the mammoth was traveled by a colorful cast of characters, including Peter the Great, Ben Franklin, the inventor of hot chocolate, even one pirate, and it culminates with the creation of the science of paleontology.
Book Synopsis Mammoths and the Environment by : Valentina V. Ukraintseva
Download or read book Mammoths and the Environment written by Valentina V. Ukraintseva and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of fossilised remains of herbivorous animals, particularly those rare findings with well-preserved gastrointestinal tracts filled with plant remains, is crucial to our understanding of the environment in which they lived. Summarising thirty years of research, Ukraintseva presents evidence on plants once eaten by Siberia's major herbivorous mammals. The collection of pollen and plant spores from food remains sheds light on the vegetation of these ancient habitats, enabling researchers to reconstruct local floras of the time. This also promotes further insight into the causes of the extinction of various species due to changing environmental conditions and food availability. Providing a history of the research undertaken, the book also includes specific chapters on the Cherski horse and bison, along with the vegetation and climate of Siberia in the late Anthropogene period, making it a lasting reference tool for graduate students and researchers in the field.
Download or read book Ancient DNA written by Elizabeth D. Jones and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the search for DNA and protein molecules from fossils, along with the controversy and celebrity that have followed it, helping to define the formation of a new scientific field now widely known as "ancient DNA research.""--
Book Synopsis The Mammoth and the Flood by : Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth
Download or read book The Mammoth and the Flood written by Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ivory's Ghosts by : John Frederick Walker
Download or read book Ivory's Ghosts written by John Frederick Walker and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest.” —The Huffington Post Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today, John Frederick Walker’s Ivory’s Ghosts tells the astonishing story of the power of ivory through the ages, and its impact on elephants. Long before gold and gemstones held allure, ivory came to be prized in every culture of the world—from ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century America to modern Japan—for its beauty, rarity, and ability to be finely carved. But the beauty came at an unfathomable cost. Walker lays bare the ivory trade’s cruel connection with the slave trade and the increasing slaughter of elephants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By the 1980s, elephant poaching reached levels that threatened the last great herds of the African continent, and led to a worldwide ban on the ancient international trade in tusks. But the ban has failed to stop poaching—or the emotional debate over what to do with the legitimate and growing stockpiles of ivory recovered from elephants that die of natural causes. “Ivory’s Ghost is essential reading for anyone concerned with conservation and with the tenuous future of one of the most magnificent creatures our earth has ever seen.” —George B. Schaller, author of A Naturalist and Other Beast
Download or read book The Mammoth Quest written by Calvin Smith and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mammoth Quest: An Epic Expedition into the Past By: Calvin Smith After a 45-year career as a museologist, archaeologist, paleontologist and historian, Calvin B. Smith retired the first time after a 20-year tenure at Baylor University as founder and Chair of the Department of Museum Studies, Director of the Strecker Museum Complex and the Waco Mammoth Site that has recently been designated as a National Monument. Although he has written dozens of articles, monographs and chapters in texts, this is his first novel, an action adventure narrative about the first person to be transported back in time to 13,000 years ago in an attempt to discern the origin, culture and livelihood of the Clovis people who are known to have hunted and killed mammoths with stone tipped darts cast with an atlatl. In Part I, the main character encounters several bands of these early Americans and interacts with them for a year. He experiences many adventures during his journey back in time joining in hunts, including participating in a mammoth kill and is given a widow who accompanies him on the last leg of his entrada. In Part II, after much deliberation the main character decides that he should also be the one to go back to the Folsom Period, 11,500 years ago in an attempt to discover the fate of these immigrants into a new world. He decides to make a 600 mile trek from a known lithic resource, the Alibates Flint Quarry, in north Texas to the largest recorded Folsom campsite, Lindenmeier, in northern Colorado. During the second venture, he finds and lives with a small group of these people until he reenters the 21st century. The ending has a controversial encounter but one that is becoming more plausible as a result of recent archaeological research, documentation and publication.
Book Synopsis The Mammoth Mission by : AQEEL AHMED
Download or read book The Mammoth Mission written by AQEEL AHMED and published by AQEEL AHMED. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary of the story: The Mammoth Mission is a heartwarming children's story about a tribe of Mammoths who live in a forest and their journey to protect their home and the creatures that live within it. When the Mammoths notice a dark cloud moving towards them, they set out on a mission to warn the other creatures in the forest. Along the way, they encounter a fairy who offers to help them defeat the evil sorcerer who cast the dark cloud over the forest. The Mammoths show bravery and selflessness as they embark on their journey, facing challenges and overcoming obstacles to protect their home. With the help of the fairy, they defeat the sorcerer and save the forest from destruction. As a token of her appreciation, the fairy gifts the Mammoths powerful tools to aid them in their future endeavors. With these gifts, the Mammoths become the protectors of the forest and work tirelessly to keep it safe. Years pass, and the Mammoths grow old but continue to patrol the forest, keeping it safe from harm. They become a legend in the forest, inspiring generations to come to become stewards of the environment. In the end, the Mammoths fulfill their mission, leaving behind a legacy of bravery and selflessness. Their story reminds us that even the smallest creatures can make a big difference and that protecting the environment is a responsibility that we all share. Top of Form Bottom of Form Story Begins: Once upon a time. In a far-off land, where the sun always shone and the breeze was always warm, there lived a tribe of creatures called the Mammoths. These were gentle giants, who roamed the verdant forests that surrounded their home, in search of food and play. They were proud and majestic creatures, with long tusks that curved up towards the sky, and thick, shaggy fur that protected them from the elements. The Mammoths were a peaceful tribe, and they lived in harmony with all the other creatures in the forest. They were known for their kindness and their generosity, and many of the smaller creatures in the forest looked up to them as protectors and friends. The Mammoths had a deep connection to nature and the world around them. They knew every inch of the forest and could navigate through it with ease, using their keen sense of smell and their powerful memories. They understood the seasons and the cycles of nature, and they lived in balance with the land, taking only what they needed and giving back what they could. Despite their size and strength, the Mammoths were not invincible. They faced challenges and dangers in their world, just like any other creature. There were predators in the forest, who saw the Mammoths as a source of food. There were harsh winters, where food and water were scarce, and the Mammoths had to rely on their instincts and their resilience to survive. But the Mammoths were not afraid of these challenges. They faced them head-on, with bravery and courage. They had a deep sense of community, and they looked out for each other, sharing food and resources when times were tough. They knew that they were stronger together than they were alone, and they worked as a team to overcome any obstacle. One of the greatest challenges that the Mammoths faced was the encroachment of humans on their land. As humans began to settle in the nearby valleys, they started to clear the forests, destroying the Mammoths' natural habitat. The Mammoths watched with sadness as their home was destroyed, and they knew that they had to do something to protect themselves and their land. The Mammoths organized themselves into a council, with the wisest and most experienced among them leading the way. They decided that they needed to take action to stop the humans from destroying their home. They began to reach out to other creatures in the forest, forming alliances and building coalitions. Together, the Mammoths and their allies worked to raise awareness about the destruction of the forest. They talked to the humans, trying to reason with them and persuade them to stop cutting down the trees. They organized protests and demonstrations, trying to get the attention of the wider world and bring pressure to bear on humans. The Mammoths knew that they faced an uphill battle, but they were determined to protect their home. They knew that the forest was not just their home, but the home of countless other creatures as well, and they felt a deep responsibility to protect it. As time went on, the Mammoths and their allies began to make progress. They convinced some of the humans to stop cutting down the trees, and they worked with others to create protected areas within the forest. They continued to raise awareness and to fight for their cause, even in the face of resistance and opposition. Eventually, the humans began to see the error of their ways. They realized that they had been destroying something precious and irreplaceable, and they started to work with the Mammoths and their allies to protect the forest. They set up conservation programs and reforestation projects, and they started to work towards a future where humans and nature could coexist in harmony. The Mammoths watched with pride as their home was restored and protected. They knew that their efforts had made a difference, and they felt a deep sense of satisfaction and gratitude. They had worked tirelessly to protect their home, and their hard work had paid off. Over time, the Mammoths became known as champions of the forest. They were respected and admired by all the creatures in the forest, who saw them as symbols of strength and determination. They continued to live in harmony with nature, cherishing the land that they had fought so hard to protect. Despite the challenges that they had faced, the Mammoths remained optimistic about the future. They knew that there would always be challenges and obstacles to overcome, but they felt confident in their ability to face them with bravery and resilience. The Mammoths were used to spending their days playing and having fun in the forest. They would roam around, grazing on the lush greenery, splashing in the streams, and playing games with each other. They enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and never worried about the future. But one day, something unusual happened. The sky, which was always blue and clear, began to change. It started with a faint haze, which gradually grew thicker and darker. The Mammoths, who were playing a game of tag, paused to look up at the sky. They saw a huge, ominous cloud moving towards them, covering the sun, and casting a deep shadow over the forest. The Mammoths were confused and frightened. They had never seen anything like this before and didn't know what to make of it. They looked at each other, wondering if they should run or hide, but they could not move. The sky continued to darken, and the cloud grew closer and larger. The Mammoths could hear strange rumbling sounds coming from the cloud, and they felt the ground shaking beneath their feet. Suddenly, the cloud burst open, and a fierce storm descended upon the forest. The wind howled, the rain poured down in sheets, and lightning flashed across the sky. The Mammoths huddled together, trying to find shelter from the storm, but there was none.
