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The evolution of cultural diversity in Pama-Nyungan Australia

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Explaining the processes that produce cultural diversity has long been a focus of anthropological study. Whilst linguistic diversity has frequently been shown to be associated with population splitting during migrations, much less is known about the ...
Duncan Learmouth, Robert. H. Layton, Jamshid. J. Tehrani   +2 more
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Cross-cutting Ties and Coexistence: Intermarriage, Land Rentals and Changing Land Use Patterns among Maasai and Kikuyu of Maiella and Enoosupukia, Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya

Rural Landscapes: Society Environment History, 2015
This paper explores the value of cross-cutting ties and conflicting loyalties for the peaceful management of conflicts and the emergence of collective action across previously violently contested community boundaries in two communities in the Lake ...
Eric Mutisya Kioko, Michael Bollig
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New techniques for old bones: Morphometric and diffeomorphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of the Reilingen and Ehringsdorf Neandertals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils.
Alessandro Urciuoli, Julia Diez‐Valero, Ignacio Martínez, Rolf Quam, Brian A. Keeling, Nicole M. Webb, Mercedes Conde‐Valverde   +6 more
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Silence is golden: a cultural transformation of the tortoise and stork narrative from Candi Jago into Batik Motifs

Cogent Arts & Humanities
Batik functions both as an aesthetic expression and a medium that embodies philosophical and symbolic meanings. The development of Malang batik has not fully incorporated local narratives, particularly the Tantri reliefs of Candi Jago. One notable fable,
Romy Setiawan, Dyanningrum Pradhikta, I Kadek Yudi Astawan, Satria Bagus Wicaksana   +3 more
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Beadwork and the Plasticity of Disability: (Un)Making Bodily Difference, Gender and Apprenticeship in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Societies, 2016
Plastic beads have recently become of importance in the lives of women with disabilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).
Jori De Coster, Eric Metho Nkayilu, Patrick Devlieger   +2 more
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Cortical bone distribution in the human mandibular symphysis: Ontogenic and morphometric approaches in archeological context

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The human mandibular symphysis concentrates multiaxial loads during function and remodels throughout growth, but the precise mechanisms underlying cortical bone shape during growth remain relatively unexplored. Approaches based solely on thickness or external cortical contours provide only partial insights and do not capture the functional ...
Ana Ribeiro, Elsa Garot, Christine Couture, Pierre‐Hadrien Decaup   +3 more
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The 1970s Rebirth of Finnish Anthropology [PDF]

The Finnish Anthropological Society (or simply Society) was founded during a period in which the number of academic students increased rapidly. In addition, many young people sought ways to participate in international politics, particularly in the ...
Timo Kaartinen, Eija-Maija Kotilainen, Kaartinen, Timo, Kotilainen, Eija-Maija   +3 more
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Educational potential of teaching evolution as an interdisciplinary science

Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2020
Evolution education continues to struggle with a range of persistent challenges spanning aspects of conceptual understanding, acceptance, and perceived relevance of evolutionary theory by students in general education.
Susan Hanisch, Dustin Eirdosh
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Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates ontogenetic changes in human scapular morphology using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics with whole‐bone and region‐specific analyses. The aim is to evaluate whether the scapula follows a regular developmental pattern and whether its functionally distinct components, the scapular spine (SS) and glenoid fossa ...
Azahara Salazar‐Fernández, José Miguel Carretero, Laura Rodríguez, Rebeca García‐González   +3 more
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The Survival of the Dukuh Indigenous Community Amidst the Modern Crisis: Paradoxical Aesthetics as a Form of Cultural Resilience

Mudra: Jurnal Seni Budaya
This research explores the cultural resilience of the Dukuh Indigenous Community in Garut during modern crises, focusing on the philosophical values of weweling (ancestral advice) written in Pegon script.
Iip Sarip Hidayana, Sophia Septiani, Rufus Goang Swaradesy   +2 more
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