Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Physically-based modelling for retrospective detection of archaeological proxies (cropmarks). [PDF]
Gravanis E, Agapiou A.
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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Four studies exploring the growth and impact of heritage science as a discipline. [PDF]
Grau-Bové J +6 more
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ABSTRACT Bringing together historical evidence, postcolonial fiction and memory work, this study recovers South Asian cultural attitudes towards interracial heterosexual romance from the margins of East African history. It asks why Black/brown intimacy was treated as taboo and denied legitimacy within South Asian diasporic communities in British‐ruled ...
Carissa Chew
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Exploring matrilocality in history: insights from ancient DNA. [PDF]
Seferidou E, Atağ G.
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Strengths and constraints in ivory provenance research: La Beleña (Córdoba, Spain) as a case study. [PDF]
Navero Rosales M +9 more
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Aterian shell beads from the coastal site of El Mnasra Cave (Rabat-Témara, Morocco): Specificities of the north African MSA personal ornaments. [PDF]
Campmas E +10 more
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Improving micromorphological analysis with CNN-based segmentation of flint/obsidian, bone and charcoal. [PDF]
Arnay R +4 more
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