Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Asselar man — is a neolithic skeleton discovered by Theodore Monod and M.V. Besnard in 1927, in the Adrar des Ifoghas, near Essouk in what is now Mali s Kidal Region. Wickliffe Draper funded the expedition. Some scholars believe Asselar man to possibly be the… … Wikipedia
Asselar man — ▪ human fossil extinct human known from a skeleton found in 1927 near the French military post of Asselar, French Sudan (now Mali), by M.V. Besnard and Théodore Monod. Asselar man is believed to belong to the Holocene or Recent Epoch; some… … Universalium
Wickliffe Draper — Wickliffe Preston Draper (sometimes spelled Wycliffe in publications) (August 9, 1891 1972) was a big game hunter, an ardent eugenicist and a lifelong advocate of strict racial segregation. He was the principal benefactor of the Pioneer Fund,… … Wikipedia
Adrar des Ifoghas — The Adrar des Ifoghas is a sandstone massif in Mali s Kidal Region, having an area of about 250,000 km². The area is characterized by wide, shallow valleys, and is strewn with piles of eroded granite blocks. The massif s valleys open to the… … Wikipedia
Théodore Monod — Théodore André Monod (Rouen, April 9, 1902 Versailles, November 22, 2000) was a French naturalist, explorer, and humanist scholar. In the course of his career, Monod was made director of the Institut d Afrique noire , professor at the Muséum… … Wikipedia
