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Nights and weekends call 361- $50 1500. $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 Cold Study $50 $50 $50 S50 $50 Individual 18 years & older who suffer from recent onset of g 50 $50 the common cold. $50 incentive for those chosen to partici- 550 $50 P ate $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 CALL PAULL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 776-0400 STATE & LOCAL 4 Monday, October 16,1989 Archaeological duo brings glimpse of Neanderthal way of life to A&M By Andrea Warrenburg Of The Battalion Staff Most of us have seen “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” with the Hollywood version of the life of an archeologist filled with danger, excitement and glory. But Ralph and Rose Solecki, an thropological archeologists and Ful- bright Scholars at Texas A&M, don’t look for adventure. Their names emblazoned forever in textbooks for their discovery of the skeletal remains of nine Nean derthals in the Shanidar cave in Northern Iraq, the Soleckis are at A&M to continue their research of the people of the past. The Soleckis recently retired from Columbia University in New York after 30 years of teaching. They were looking for a university in a better climate to continue their re search at and with a growing anthro pology department. T hey arrived at A&M in September. Solecki was also a consultant for the Time-Life Books series’ The Emergence of Man book, “The Neanderthals.” Their work in Iraq began in 1951 with Solecki, then a 34-year-old Smithsonian archeologist, and a team setting out to find ancient stone tools. Nine years, thousands of miles and 40 caves later, he had un earthed one of the largest Neander thal skeletal collections found in one place. Neanderthals inhabited the earth during the Pleistocene Age for about 150,000 years and became extinct about 40,000 years ago. They were characterized by a heavy brow ridge, elongated skull and sloping mandible, but had the same cranial capacity as modern hu mans. On the average, they stood a muscular 5 feet 6 inches tall, looking much like modern humans below the neck. “They were built like piano movers,” Solecki said. “They were muscular, not flabby.” Anthropological archeologists study not only the artifacts them selves but what they say about the cultures of the extinct people. “The fascination of the study is not just the artifacts, but everything that was aligned with them,” Solecki said. The discoveries at Shanidar are important because they gave the an thropological community insight into the humanity of the Neander thals. Remnents of bouquets of flowers strewn over the remains of one of the skeletons indicates they prac ticed some sort of special burial. The remains of another Neanderthal showed he was blind in one eye, par tially paralyzed on the right side and had arthritis. His handicaps paired with his age show that the individual must have been cared for by others. “We have a better understanding of the life and times of the Neander thals who are under the shadow of their brute characteristics,” Solecki said. “They are evidentally more sensitive than given credit for.” Although they have unearthed 45 feet of remains at the Shanidar Cave, Solecki said they have only scratched the surface. Fighting be tween the locals and the government in Iraq have made it impossible to continue excavation. The area is un der control by the military, and when the Soleckis returned to the cave for a day in 1978, soldiers es corted them out of the area for their Photo by Frederick D. Drs. Ralph and Rose Solecki with a skull they recovered from Shanidar cave in Northern Iraq. studied at their A&M lab. own safety. The Soleckis were allowed to take some artifacts from Shanidar out of Iraq with them, but the collection of skeletal remains stayed. It is the arti facts they brought back that will be “We are like detectives. Each pi! of evidence we treat carefully lecki said. “You can carry your wherever you go.” Aggies take part in Big Brothers, Sisters program By Julie Myers Of The Battalion Staff About 90 Texas A&M students will visit Oakwood Middle School next week to have lunch with their little brothers and sisters. They are participating in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program to provide young students with positive role models and encourage them to stay in school. “Big Brothers and Big Sisters are people they can talk to and relate to when they need help,” program coordinator and senior business ma jor Jennifer Lee said. “When you’re at that age, you can’t always talk to your parents or teachers about some of your curiosities, and your friends don’t know.” Lee said any ,A&M student inter ested in being a big brother or sister must take their little brother or sister to the library once a month, eat lunch with them in the school cafete ria once a week and submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. After attending an orienta tion and receiving the parents’ per mission, both students can get to gether. “That’s the minimum, but most people are wanting to do a lot more with their little brothers and sisters than that,” Lee said. “They’re totally gung-ho about it.” Off-Campus Aggies are planning a pizza party and T-shirt painting party to acquaint the junior high stu dents with their big brothers and sis ters. Sororities; fraternities, the psy chology club and the Aggie Men’s Club are planning similar activities, Lee said. Although the initial response was positive, the program still needs about 50 more big brothers and big sisters, especially minorities. Lee said minority students have the greatest need for role models; someone they can look up to and feel they can ac complish similar same goals. “Many minorities think that higher education is not in their futu re,” Lee said. “Some parents only stress graduating from high school so they (students) can work.” All students have the ability to go to college, Lee said. They only need an incentive; having a big brother or sister provides this incentive high students must maintain erage, have good conduct grai and stay out of legal trouble top ticipate in the program. “There are strict rules, and I follow them,” Lee said. “Thisisai ward for them and they workfor; Teachers recommend theitjun high students for the program cause they foresee tire child tan difficulty, Lee said, and believe would be a good little brother little sister candidate. “Most kids have some problem, whether it be emotioi social or academic,” Lee said." have learning disabilities.” For more information on the gram, contact Oakwood Mil School at 764-5530. Join the PARTY! ||akC:rthR t.ci. Challenge Thursday, Oct. 19 8:30 -11:30 in the drove Live performance by XIT Mocktail Mix-off Competition BEVO's Funeral Quest speaker - Dr. Talmadge Informational booths Door prizes FREE refreshments Texas fi&M challenged t.u. to see who can throw the best campus-wide party CH^CHsOH