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Society beyond morality: mimesis, sovereignty, and being not‐human in the Nyau associations of Malawi La société par‐delà la moralité : mimèse, souveraineté et existence non humaine dans les sociétés Nyau du Malawi

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 67-84, March 2026.
Nyau masked dancers embodying a variety of people, animals, and objects appear at many public events in Chewa areas of Malawi. Understood to be the physical manifestation of ancestral spirits, these entities are classified as ‘not human’ and transgress ordinary morality, mocking and threatening audiences.
Sam Farrell
wiley   +1 more source

Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 85-96, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how settler colonization and gendered violence against Indigenous women are remembered and recorded in two archival registers: 18th‐century records from the Massachusetts Archives Collection (MAC) and a 21st‐century corpus of posts using the hashtag MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) on X (formerly Twitter)
Lindsay Martel Montgomery, Heather Pezzarossi, Jennifer P. Byram   +2 more
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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MARCADORES DE IDENTIDADES COLETIVAS NO CONTEXTO FUNERÁRIO PRÉ-HISTÓRICO NO NORDESTE DO BRASIL

Clio Arqueológica, 2014
A noção de identidade tem sido objeto de investigação de várias disciplinas das ciências humanas e sociais, porém na Arqueologia são mais escassas as pesquisas sobre essa questão.
Gabriela Martin, Viviane Cavalcanti de Castro   +1 more
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The Petrie Museum’s Collection of Funerary Wooden Models: Investigating Chronology and Provenance

Archaeology International, 2018
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology at UCL houses a diverse collection of funerary wooden models. These objects, deposited in the tombs of the Egyptian elites between the end of the Old Kingdom and the ...
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Late Prehistoric funerary archaeology of the central Myanmar region (Burma)

, 2022
Les sociétés de la fin de la Préhistoire de la région sud-est asiatique continentale sont principalement connues par leurs vestiges funéraires. Ces connaissances, largement fragmentées, présentent des lacunes importantes. Le Myanmar qui représente la partie ouest de la région demeure largement méconnu.
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Feelings Without Emotion: Rethinking Male Friendship and the Value of Personal Reticence

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 171-182, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In various Euro‐American contexts, commentators have highlighted how emotional reticence inhibits men's ability to understand themselves and connect with others. More generally, public discourses of affective expressivity often present curtailed emotion as a form of “repression.” Through an ethnographic account of male railway enthusiasts ...
Thomas Yarrow
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The NAGPRA Decision‐Making Process and Praxis: A Case Study of the New Mexico State University Museum

Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examined the decision‐making process and practice of a small academic museum as it strived to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Using the New Mexico State University Museum as a case study, it explores key questions related to NAGPRA compliance: How did the NMSU Museum determine that ...
Fumi Arakawa, Stanley Berryman
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Approaching Panamá Viejo’s Population Through Funerary Archaeology and Historical Documentation, 1519-1671

, 2020
Este artículo contrasta los resultados de distintas campañas arqueológicas en Panamá Viejo con los datos registrados en la documentación histórica, preservada fundamentalmente en el Archivo General de Indias. Analiza registros complementarios que permiten profundizar en la problemática de la conservación parcial de distintos tipos de fuentes, así como ...
Aram, Bethany, Martín, Juan Guillermo, Hernández Mora, Iosvany   +2 more
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Cimitirele medievale de la Buftea–La Cârna/Mănești. O interpretare pe baza monedelor depuse în morminte

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice
The present paper aims to provide an interpretation of the dynamics of the largest medieval funerary complex known so far in Wallachia (the site of Buftea – La Cârna/Mănești, generically dated between the 14 th and 17 th centuries), using the coins ...
Morintz, A., Coman, M.
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