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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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The Origins of Fashion

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes fashion as a deep‐time system of bodily communication rather than a byproduct of modern consumer societies. We define fashion as a socially transmitted system of bodily display in which patterned variation occurs within shared conventions of appearance.
Francesco d'Errico, Solange Rigaud
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National Relics: Secular Sacrality, Museums, and Heritage‐Making in Nineteenth‐Century Chile

Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how objects and bodily remains are transformed and ritualized into national relics through collecting and exhibiting practices in museums. Focusing on nineteenth‐century Chile, it draws on archival sources, material culture theory, and the anthropology of religion to argue that objects associated with Chile's nation‐state
Hugo Rueda Ramírez
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Les abris sépulcraux de la presqu’île de Narinda (Province de Mahajanga, Madagascar)

Afrique Archéologie Arts, 2007
This paper presents the preliminary results of an archaeological survey carried out in five funerary rock shelters in the karst (tsingy) of the Narinda region, on the North-West side of Madagascar.
Frédérique Valentin, Beby Ramanivosoa, Dominique Gommery, Sabine Tombomiadana-Raveloson   +3 more
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Navigating the Flames: Comparative Analysis of Cremation Practices in the Roman and Early Medieval Periods at Gbely‐Kojatín (SK) and Přítluky (CZ)

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 818-830, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Cremation became the dominant funerary practice in the Middle Danube Region during the Roman Period (RP) (1st–4th century) and reappeared in the Early Medieval Ages (EMA) (6th/7th–8th century). This study aims to reconstruct differences in cremation conditions from the Gbely‐Kojatín site (Slovakia, RP and EMA) and the Přítluky site (Czech ...
Katarína Hladíková, Anna Pankowská, Marek Hladík, Pavla Kučerová, Rastislav Milovský   +4 more
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Archaeological Analysis of the Newly Discovered Tomb with a Relief of a Couple at the Funerary Area of Porta Sarno in Pompeii

Heritage
In July 2024, the “Investigating the Archaeology of Death in Pompeii Research Project” carried out a scientific and methodical excavation of the areas outside two of the gates to the city of Pompeii.
Llorenç Alapont, Rachele Cava, Joaquin Alfonso Llorens, Juan José Ruiz Lopez, Ana Miguélez González, Pilar Mas Hurtuna, Tomas Hurtado Mullor, Victor Revilla, Antoni Puig Palerm, Silvia Alfayé Vila, Altea Gadea Matamoros, Esther Alba Pagan, Sophie Hay   +12 more
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An Archaeometric Approach to Reveal Organic Compounds via GC‐MS Analyses of Two Discovered Incense Burners at Daba Al‐Bayah

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 804-810, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This study focuses on two terracotta incense burners discovered in the Daba Al‐Bayah necropolis in the Musandam Peninsula (Oman), associated with an Iron Age collective tomb (LCG‐2). Through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS), the organic residues preserved within these artifacts were analyzed to investigate their use and ...
Francesco Genchi, Federica Spagnoli, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Stefania Garzoli   +3 more
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The lithic assemblage from Lapa da Galinha (Alcanena, Portuguese Estremadura) and the “Cave Megalithism” phenomenon in the 4th and 3rd millennium BCE

Journal of Lithic Studies, 2019
The present work proposes to present the analysis results of the flaked stone artefacts from Lapa da Galinha, a cave necropolis, located in the Estremadura Limestone Massif, that is a classic example of the funerary practices of the 4th and 3rd ...
Daniel van Calker
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Custodians of Controversy: Navigating Stewardship Challenges With Non‐Consensual Anatomized Human Skeletonized Individuals in South Africa

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT South Africa, like many countries, holds collections of human skeletonized individuals historically acquired through anatomical dissection programs. This paper examines non‐consensual anatomized and unclaimed (NCAU) state‐directed skeletonized individuals, whose presence in collections pose significant legal, ethical, and professional ...
A. Alblas, V. E. Gibbon
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Evaluation of Morphological and Osteometric Sex Estimation on Historical Skeletal Material of Subadult Individuals From Germany

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives While sex estimation based on morphological features of the adult skeleton is considered reliable, it proves to be challenging, especially in skeletons of subadults. The purpose of this study is to investigate the accuracy of sex estimation of the methods described below and errors within the observer and between observers ...
Clara L. Behrendt, Katharina M. J. Tenorio, Susanna Hixt, Janine Mazanec, Susanne Hummel, Birgit Grosskopf   +5 more
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