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What makes a market in preindustrial societies? A comparative, spectrum-based analysis of Byzantium and the prehispanic Andes

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Dynamics
This article reconsiders the nature of marketplace exchange in premodern economies by comparing two distinct cases: the monetized system of the Byzantine Empire and the exchange networks of the prehispanic central Andes.
Katerina Ragkou, Christian Mader
doaj   +1 more source

Pelvic breadth and juvenile locomotor energetics: Implications for the obstetrical dilemma hypothesis across human growth in past and present humans

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The obstetrical dilemma hypothesis (ODH) proposes an evolutionary trade‐off between obstetric requirements and locomotor performance. However, whether external pelvic breadth measures influence walking energetics during human growth remains poorly understood.
Guillermo Zorrilla‐Revilla   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Date generale privind teoria arheologică din fosta URSS

open access: yesArheologia Moldovei, 2016
General data regarding the archaeological theory in the former USSR This paper presents a short image of the evolution of the archaeological theory in the former USSR.
Cristina Creţu
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Redescription of the cranial morphology of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil using x‐ray computed tomography

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theory and Roman Archaeology

open access: yesTheoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, 1993
The paper seeks to find the proper, or at least current, role of theory in Roman archaeology. It sets up a project to study the settlement pattern of Roman Britain from purely material sources and tries to investigate the presence or need for theory in each of the successive steps of the project.
openaire   +3 more sources

Alberta Archaeological Review (Spring, 2004)

open access: yes, 2016
Newsletter - Alberta Archaeological Review, no.
Alberta Archaeological Society
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeological Exhibitions in Serbia: Foundations of Museum Archaeology

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2014
Although every local museum or parts of national museums keep archaeological finds, museums in general play a very limited role on the archaeological scene, often being passive and marginalized. Well-grounded investigation into the archaeological objects
Tatjana Cvjetićanin
doaj   +3 more sources

Alberta Archaeological Review (Spring, 1984)

open access: yes, 2016
Newsletter - Alberta Archaeological Review, no.
Alberta Archaeological Society
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