Taking Trophy Heads Close to Home: Ritual Skulls May Be from Local People, Not Foreign Warriors

Taking Trophy Heads Close to Home: Ritual Skulls May Be from Local People, Not Foreign

Warriors

Author(s): Bruce Bower

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Science News, Vol. 175, No. 2 (Jan. 17, 2009), p. 12

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Issue Table of Contents

Science News, Vol. 175, No. 2 (Jan. 17, 2009), pp. 1-32
- Front Matter
- From the Editor: Thread of Information Ties Diverse Sciences Together [pp. 2-2]
- Science Notebook [pp. 4-4]
- In the News
  - Story One
    - Fermi Opens New Window on Highenergy Universe: Gamma-Ray Telescope Detects Bursts and Pulsars [pp. 5-6]
  - Body &Brain
    - Bacteria Make Molecular Snorkels for Surviving in Crowded Spaces: Antibiotics That Fight Enemies Also Provide Access to Oxygen [pp. 8-8]
    - Smoking Mice Avoid Symptoms of Emphysema: Edible Drug Might Help Fight Lung Disease in People [pp. 8-8]
    - Disorder of REM Sleep May Signal High Risk of Parkinson's, Dementia: Thrashing and Flailing during Night Might Be a Warning Sign [pp. 9-9]
  - Matter &Energy
    - Digital Memory Gets Hot, in Theory: Controlled Heat Flow May One Day Store Computer Data [pp. 10-10]
    - Water on Soap Is Recipe for Chaos [pp. 10-10]
  - Humans
    - Taking Trophy Heads Close to Home: Ritual Skulls May Be from Local People, Not Foreign Warriors [pp. 12-12]
  - Earth
    - First a Meteorite, Then a Tsunami: Relics of Impact, Aftermath in Hudson River Sediments [pp. 13-13]
    - Scientists Tap into Deep Magma: In a First, Engineers Drill into Molten Rock below Volcano [pp. 13-13]
  - Life
    - Dinosaur Dads as Caretakers: Fossilized Bones near Nests Probably Came from Males [pp. 14-14]
    - Honeybees May Provide Plants a Protective Buzz: Pest Caterpillars Eat Less When Pollinators Zoom By [pp. 14-15]
- For a Big View of Inner Earth, Catch a Few Geoneutrinos [pp. 16-19]
- Team Spirit [pp. 20-23]
- It's Written All over Your Face [pp. 24-28]
- Bookshelf [pp. 29-29]
- Feedback
  - Big Black Holes [pp. 30-30]
  - Robot Humor and Intelligence [pp. 30-30]
  - To Be or Not to Be Free [pp. 30-30]
- Correction: Household Cleaners Using Oxygen May Make Blood Removal Too Simple: Three Common Forensic Tests Foiled by Hemoglobin's Fatigue [pp. 30-30]
- Comment
  - SESAME Opens Doors to International Collaboration [pp. 32-32]
- Back Matter