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The Origins of Fashion

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes fashion as a deep‐time system of bodily communication rather than a byproduct of modern consumer societies. We define fashion as a socially transmitted system of bodily display in which patterned variation occurs within shared conventions of appearance.
Francesco d'Errico, Solange Rigaud
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The earliest known ceramic beads as adornment from Nanzhuangtou site in North China 10,000 years ago. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Chen J, Zhao J, Li J, Zhang W, Wang K, Ren X, Zhao W, Gao W.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intelligent design of artificial biocatalyst for biomedical diseases

Journal of Intelligent Medicine, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 220-249, September 2026.
This review summarizes recent advances in the intelligent design of artificial biocatalysts for biomedical diseases. By leveraging tailored design strategies, including environment‐responsive engineering and rational/artificial intelligence‐aided optimization, these biocatalysts enable precise modulation of pathological microenvironments and targeted ...
Lijie Zhang, Nan Song, Huanhuan Qiao, Si Sun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Middle through late Holocene long-distance transport of exotic shell personal adornments in Central West Patagonia (southern South America). The archaeomalacological assemblage of Baño Nuevo 1. [PDF]

PLoS One
Hammond H, Zilio L, Nuevo-Delaunay A, Méndez C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Phenology, Mating Behaviour, and Ecology of a Wild New Zealand Nurseryweb Spider (Dolomedes minor)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 3, September 2026.
Population dynamics are key to the understanding of mating systems, and in particular, sex ratios provide an insight into the evolutionary pressures governing a mating system. Variation in sex ratios can influence mate competition, parental investment strategies, and ultimately shape mating rates and the reproductive success of individuals within a ...
Simon J. Connolly, Christina J. Painting
wiley   +1 more source

Fixed and Fluid: The Two Faces of Gender Roles-A Combined Study of Activity Patterns and Burial Practices in the European Neolithic. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Villotte S, Szeniczey T, Kacki S, Anders A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subaltern Strategies and Agency: How South Asian American Youth Rework the Model Minority Stereotype

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines how South Asian American youth, as epistemically marginalized or “subaltern” actors, navigate racialized school experiences. It focuses on how South Asian American boys employ the model minority stereotype through finessing, a strategy of agency that counters exclusionary labels like perpetual foreigner and nerd while ...
Joan J. Hong
wiley   +1 more source

Domestic ecologies of gender: Women, material life, and eco-folklore in Saudi proverbs. [PDF]

PLoS One
Alshhre AM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Uncovering Edtech's Embedded Values: Making the Case for Socio‐Technical Audits in Ethnographic Inquiry

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on three ethnographic studies of secondary schools in England, this article makes a case for “socio‐technical audits”—a method combining technological walkthroughs with observations, workshops, and interviews—as part of ethnographic inquiry. A case example is presented to illustrate how the integration of socio‐technical audits enables
Louise Couceiro, Rebecca Eynon, Laura Hakimi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the chronology of an ancient cosmovision: 4000 years of continuity in Pecos River style mural painting and symbolism. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Steelman KL, Boyd CE, Dering JP.
europepmc   +1 more source