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American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 424-426, June 2026.
Andrew Brandel
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Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT Combining different theoretical frameworks can lead to new insights into the role of material things in shaping human experience in the Paleolithic period. This paper first presents a historical review of three theoretical approaches in archaeology, anthropology, and the philosophy of mind: Material culture and materiality studies, the ...
Bar Efrati
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Human-wildlife conflict in the Southwestern Amazon: poaching and its motivations
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2020 The conflict between humans and wildlife in Brazil has both diversified and increased rapidly since 2005. These increases have been driven by the expansion of human economic activity and its associated infrastructure. The present article aims to describe
Natani da Silva de Lima +2 more
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Natural resources used in the traditional medicine of the Marinaú community, Caxiuanã forest, Brazil
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundThe diversity of Conservation Units in Brazil, ranging from Strict Protection areas like National Parks to Sustainable Use areas such as National Forests, supports the coexistence of human populations with extensive traditional knowledge of ...
Paula Maria Correa de Oliveira +7 more
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Ethnoentomological studies in the state of Bahia: an homanage to the 50 [PDF]
Biotemas, 2004 This paper discusses the importance of research in ethnoentomology by examining the works which have been carried out in different social and cultural contexts within Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. Such works range from studies in ethnotaxonomy to the
Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto
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Wildlife Use by Rural Communities in the Ayapel Wetland, Colombia
IntropicaThe present exploratory study was conducted in the Ayapel Wetland System, part of the Momposina Depression in the Colombian Caribbean. The main objective was to evaluate wildlife use by rural communities, primarily campesino populations, in the context ...
Jesús Ballesteros Correa +4 more
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BirdsHow humans perceive and interact with other animal species is critical in enhancing conservation initiatives. The study recorded and analyzed people’s knowledge and perceptions of birds of prey and their interactions in three rural communities in Paraíba,
Hyago Keslley de Lucena Soares +3 more
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Fish in ethnozoology, belief and health tourism
, 2021 Abstract: Like many other creatures, fish have been used as an art, belief, and ethnozoological element in different cultures. In Turkish culture, fish lags behind both other cultures and some other creatures. There are beliefs that some lakes and fish are sacred in Anatolia.
Çiçek, Erdoğan +3 more
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Conception of the artisanal fisherfolk who use Furnas Reservoir, Minas Gerais State, about fishing stocks: an ethnoichthyological study [PDF]
Biotemas, 2010 Ethnoichthyology, based on ecological parameters, can be a very useful tool to study man-made environmental changes. These changes are perceived by individuals who fish for a living and/or recreational activities in the impacted environs.
Valter Monteiro de Azevedo-Santos +2 more
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Trade and ethnozoological use of African lorisiformes in the last 20 years
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2015 Trade in primates is considered a major impediment to primate conservation globally. The bushmeat trade in West and Central Africa is considered largely unsustainable and represents one of the main threats to biodiversity. Furthermore, the use of primates in traditional practices and medicine includes a third of the African primate species.
Svensson, Magdalena S. +3 more
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