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

International 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, Davit Naskidashvili, Asmae El Kacimi, Hassan Limane, Corisande Fenwick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A simple pile of bones? The complex functioning of a medieval ossuary in the parish cemetery of Notre-Dame church in Boulogne-sur-mer (Pas-de-Calais) [abridged version]

Archéologie Médiévale, 2020
Collection and secondary deposition of bones were common funerary practices in mediaeval burial grounds. However, the resulting accumulations of bones rarely benefit from careful archaeological excavations and thorough studies.
Olivier Blamangin, Sophie Oudry, Sacha Kacki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural features of human bones and funerary practices in Mount Sirai (Sardinia) [PDF]

, 2013
In the attempt to set up a useful methodology for the investigation of burned human remains in archaeological, anthropological and forensic fields, we decided to compare the most common protocols for the study of bone bioapatites (Fourier Transform ...
Bartoloni, Piero, Demitri, Nicola, Enzo, Stefano, Ganadu, Maria Luisa Margherita, Medici, Serenella, Peana, Massimiliano Francesco, Zangrando, Ennio, Zoroddu, Maria Antonietta   +7 more
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People 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, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ARQUEOLOGIA DAS PRÁTICAS MORTUÁRIAS DE GRUPOS TUPINAMBÁ E GUARANI

Clio Arqueológica, 2018
Este trabalho trata da variabilidade de contextos funerários associados a grupos Tupinambá e Guarani das regiões do Paranapanema, alto Paraná e regiões próximas dos estados de São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro.
Mariana Alves Pereira Cristante
doaj   +1 more source

Learning from the Dead: How Burial Practices in Roman Britain Reflect Changes in Belief and Society

, 2019
This paper begins by examining the burial traditions of the Iron age Britons and Classical Romans to see how these practices reflect their societal values and belief systems. The funerary methods of both the Britons and Romans are then analyzed following
Engel, Samuel F.
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Exclusion and Exposure: How Social Inequality and Marginalization Shape Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation in Rural Communities

Sustainable 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, Ataharul Chowdhury, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warriors, heroes and companions: negotiating masculinity in Viking-Age England [PDF]

, 2008
Detailed analysis of the construction of gender identities has transformed our understanding of many aspects of early medieval society, yet the study of the Vikings in Britain has largely remained immune to this branch of scholarship.
Hadley, D.M.
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable 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, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Un nouvel ensemble funéraire antique à Ensisheim (Haut-Rhin) : analyse des pratiques et gestes funéraires en contexte rural entre la fin de La Tène et le milieu du IIe siècle

Revue Archéologique de l’Est
The excavation of part of an Haut-Empire funerary complex in Ensisheim on the Alsace plain has unearthed around 30 funerary structures mostly associated with cremation, close analysis of which allows us to define their function.
Hélène Barrand Emam, Axelle Murer, Adeline Pichot   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source