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Missing, Presumed Buried? Bone Diagenesis and the Under-Representation of Anglo-Saxon Children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
YesSam Lucy (1994: 26) has stated that a `recognised feature of pre-Christian early medieval cemeteries in eastern England is the smaller number of younger burials recovered¿. Although taphonomic factors such as the increased rate of decay of the remains
Buckberry, Jo
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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

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

LATE GROUP OF BURIALS CEMETERY OF ELIZABETHAN SETTLEMENT № 2 (EXCAVATED IN 1978)

open access: yesRUDN Journal of World History, 2014
The article published funerary complexes of late Elizabethan group cemetery settlement № 2. Materials dated by analogy method. The analysis of the burial rite and inventory.
A V P'yankov, I N Anfimov
doaj  

A Sardinian early 1st millennium BC bronze axe from Motya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
An Iron Age bronze axe was found in Motya (Sicily, Italy) in a prehistoric layer dating from the 10th century BC underneath the 4th century BC patrician residency known as “Casa dei mosaici”.
BERNABALE, MARTINA   +5 more
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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

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

open access: yes, 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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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

Cementerios y prácticas funerarias a lo largo del valle del Éufrates Medio durante la Edad del Bronce Temprano [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The main aim of this paper is to compare the cemetaries along the Syrian Middle Euphrtes from Karkemish to Abu Kamal and in the Djezirah hinterland.
Al Khabour, Anas
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Cups that cheered no more. Funerary rites in the urnfields of the northern Netherlands

open access: yes, 2023
For a series of 13 urnfields from the Northern Netherlands, the roles of‘accessory vessels’ in the urnfield funerary rites are studied. We propose that these accessory vessels were most likely used as drinking cups. While in some cases the fact that these drinking cups were interred with the human remains (in or without an urn) could suggest that these
Arnoldussen, Stijn, de Vries, Karen
openaire   +2 more sources

The “We” and “Me” of Identity in Hazardous Industry Organizations: Face Work Tactics Among Practicing Engineers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In this paper, we use Goffman's notion of “face work” to examine how pipeline engineers perform and present their working selves as competent experts. Our analysis identifies various faces and face work tactics, including a focus on professional judgment, actively selling one's expertise relative to others, protective self‐deprecatory strategies, and ...
Sarah Maslen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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