Teaching New Religious Movements Historically: Distance, Empathy, and Cults in the Classroom
Teaching Theology &Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Resistance to understanding the beliefs of modern New Religious Movements (NRMs) is well‐known to those who teach in the area. This paper builds on Eugene Gallagher's repurposing of “methodological belief” for college classes on NRMs by suggesting that scholars and teachers in the field of religious studies engage methods and content drawn ...
Douglas FitzHenry Jones
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Material Analysis of Early Medieval Woven Bands from Gródek upon the Bug River and Pień, Poland. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Cybulska M +5 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Archaeogenetic insights into the demographic history of Late Neanderthals. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AFotiadou CM +21 more
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More Than Numbers: Unpacking the Language Demands of Secondary Mathematics Word Problems
Journal of Adolescent &Adult Literacy, Volume 70, Issue 1, July/August 2026.ABSTRACT Solving mathematics word problems is a complex task, particularly for emergent bilingual students, who must navigate both mathematical reasoning and substantial linguistic complexity. In this study, we developed a codebook to analyze the linguistic features of 40 math word problems from a 9th‐grade Algebra textbook and identified the frequent ...
Peijuan Cao, Ling Hao
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Vale do Côa rock art as linked open data: Application profile, schemas, and data. [PDF]
Open Res EurBaptista A +3 more
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Genomic Variation and Population Structure of Portuguese Native Dog Breeds
Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT The presence of dogs in Portugal is confirmed by zooarchaeological evidence dating to at least 7600 years ago. The 11 native dog breeds that exist in this territory are therefore the end‐product of a complex evolutionary process. This study characterises the genomic diversity and population structure of 10 native breeds based on whole‐genome ...
Ludmilla Blaschikoff +4 more
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A regional-scale mobility model for the early hominin occupation of the Lower Omo Valley (Ethiopia). [PDF]
Sci RepDelagnes A +11 more
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Microstructural Evidence for Early Childhood Stress in a Community in Transition at Hisban, Jordan
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives Identification of stress across infancy and childhood can reflect maternal and environmental influences on early life health. In the 19th century community of Hisban, many infants died before 2 years of age with evidence of metabolic disease, including rickets, that likely ties with maternal health.
Kristina Cockerille +4 more
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The mega-structure at Stăuceni-'Holm', Botoşani county, Romania and the debate about the governing of Cucuteni-Trypillia-settlements. [PDF]
PLoS OneMischka D +4 more
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