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Weaponizing Nature, Naturalizing Violence: Anthropologies of Ecofascism

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 224-236, March 2026.
ABSTRACT After decades of denial and obstruction, the global Right is increasingly willing to acknowledge that climate change is a threat to lives and lifeways everywhere. Moreover, some seize on the specter of ecological collapse to advance fascistic politics.
Chloe Ahmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of empirical equations for determining the suitability of the territory for the setting of cemeteries - Implications for worldwide application. [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
Falconí-Vélez M   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“Seen Again”: Ethnography, Immersive Technologies, and Temporality in the Siberian Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

open access: yesMuseum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper proposes Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 film as promising fieldwork tools for addressing problematic temporalities in ethnographic museums and for collaborating with communities of origin. Focusing on the Maria Czaplicka Siberian collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, we examine how previous methods of display marginalized the
Anya Gleizer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creative Destruction or Just a Reshuffle? Turnover Among Businesses and Jobs in South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The concept of creative destruction emphasizes how the turnover of businesses and workers drives innovation, productivity gains and aggregate economic growth, even as individual firms and employees experience disruption. This article leverages administrative tax data for South Africa that measures flows rather than stocks, enabling a dynamic ...
Justin Visagie, Ivan Turok, Andrew Nell
wiley   +1 more source

A Strong Supporter: Evidence for the Role of the Fifth Finger in Habitual Gripping Activity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 189, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The fifth finger plays a key role in manual dexterity, yet its habitual use and functional integration within the hand remain poorly understood. This study investigates the contribution of the fifth ray to habitual gripping activities and its synergistic relationship with the thumb.
Cora Leder, Sarah A. Schrader
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient DNA from Shimao city records kinship practices in Neolithic China. [PDF]

open access: yesNature
Chen Z   +25 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Use of Micro‐CT Analysis of the Second Metacarpal to Assess Cortical Bone Loss in Archeological Human Skeletal Remains

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 189, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The assessment of cortical bone loss in archeological populations can give insights into past lifeways and bone health. The second metacarpal index (MCI) is assessed via radiogrammetry to quantify cortical thickness. However, as this method is limited to a single‐point measurement, this study explores the use of micro‐computed ...
Luisa Leiss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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