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A Rediscovery of Caddo Heritage: The W. T. Scott Collection at the American Museum of Natural History [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Back in August 1997, the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma had submitted a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) claim for a cranium that had been obtained by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City in 1877.
Cast, Robert   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Bone Anvils and New Types of Osseous Tools at Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco): Use of Animal Byproducts in the Industries of a Medieval Town

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glass in Late Antiquity in the Near East [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
© 2007 Brill The document attached has been archived with permission from the publisher. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.This paper seeks to explore some of the possible connections between three late antique strands of glass ...
O'Hea, M.
core   +2 more sources

Exclusion and Exposure: How Social Inequality and Marginalization Shape Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation in Rural Communities

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change affects all individuals, regardless of wealth, social class, or religious background, though its impacts and adaptation strategies vary. While existing literature examines climate change adaptation based on farming categories, geographic regions, and cropping systems, limited research explores how social class shapes adaptation ...
Nasir Abbas Khan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crafting Beyond Habitual Practices: Assessing the Production of a House Urn from Iron Age Central Italy

open access: yesEXARC Journal, 2020
A house-shaped urn dating to the Early Iron Age from Central Italy was technologically assessed in order to establish the forming techniques necessary to produce it.
Caroline Jeffra
doaj  

Les dépôts non funéraires en France (2200-800 avant notre ère) : un bel exemple de polysémie sociale

open access: yesArchéopages, 2019
Beyond the apparent differences between the economies of pre- and protohistoric, ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary societies, some permanent features have become increasingly apparent over time, stemming from the human need for social ...
Patrice Brun
doaj   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal Teeth in a Late Mesolithic Woman’s Grave, Reconstructed as a Rattling Ornament on a Baby Pouch

open access: yesEXARC Journal, 2018
In one of the Late Mesolithic graves at Skateholm, Sweden, dating from 5500–4800 BC, was buried a woman together with a newborn baby. Altogether 32 perforated wild boar (Sus scrofa) teeth, along with traces of red ochre pigment, were found in this grave.
Riitta Raino, Annemies Tamboer
doaj  

At the crossroads of different traditions. Social and cultural dynamics in Roman Thrace through the epigraphic practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Il presente articolo studia i processi di integrazione della Tracia nel mondo romano attraverso l'analisi di tre fenomeni tra loro correlati: diffusione della lingua latina; diffusione della cittadinanza romana; diffusione dei nomi romani. Per illustrare
Francesco Camia
core   +1 more source

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