Goddesschess

"Despite the documented evidence of chess historian H.J.R. Murray, I have always thought that chess was invented by a goddess." George Koltanowski, from Women in Chess, Players of the Modern Game

About Me

Jan: I'm one of the founders of Goddesschess, which went online May 6, 1999. I earned an under-graduate degree in history and economics going to college part-time nights, weekends and summer school while working full-time, and went on to earn a post-graduate degree (J.D.) I love the challenge of research, and spend my spare time reading and writing about my favorite subjects, travelling and working in my gardens. My family and my friends are most important in my life. For the second half of my life, I'm focusing on "doable" things to help local chess initiatives, starting in my own home town. And I'm experiencing a sort of personal "Renaissance" that is leaving me rather breathless...

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Revisiting the Peopling of the Americas

Interesting Genetic Study out of China

The Peopling of America: Let's Take Another Look

Ancient Navigators: California islands give up evidence of early seafaring

Could these teeth turn "out of Africa" theory upside down?

Revisting DNA in Polynesia Leads to Surprising Discoveries

Ancient Woman Suggests Diverse Migration

The Peopling of the Americas: Skull Studies Say Done in Two Migrations

Bones, Oh Those Bones

Pushing Back the Record of Human Habitation

Oldest American artefact unearthed

Who Came First? Indians or Europeans?

DNA Study in India: Founded by Two Distinct Peoples

Latest on DNA Research and Human Migration

Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms

Tongan Rock Carvings Discovered

Ainu (Japan) in Peru 1,000 Years Ago

When Did People Arrive in the Americas?

Who Came First?

Did Humans Colonize the World by Boat?