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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three millennia of lizard and snake consumption by Natufian foragers. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Lev M, Weinstein-Evron M, Yeshurun R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal and multi-functional use of industrial space at Iron Age Tel Shiqmona, Israel. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ogloblin Ramirez I, Shalvi G, Pinsky S, Jacobson M, Zuckerman-Cooper R, Gilboa A, Friesem DE.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Where were all the trees? Computer vision meets landscape history to unlock the potential of historical Ordnance Survey maps

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The first edition of the Ordnance Survey's 1:2500 County Series is marked with treed areas, such as woodlands and orchards, and, remarkably, freestanding trees. Consequently, it is an unparalleled source of information on the distribution of trees across Britain in the mid‐late nineteenth century, when the maps were first surveyed. In order to
Toby Pillatt, William A. P. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Continuity or change in the transition to Islam? A diachronic assessment of agricultural production at Old Dongola, Northern Sudan (14th-18th centuries CE). [PDF]

PLoS One
Nasreldein M, Riehl S, Obłuski A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss, Sarah A. Bekessy, Brandon Mak, Fabio Sweet, Georgia E. Garrard, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Casey Visintin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing anthropology in the social and interdisciplinary sciences. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Science Advances Archaeology and Anthropology Section Editors.
europepmc   +1 more source

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: The shifting of buffer crop repertoires in pre-industrial north-eastern Europe

Scientific Reports
Meiirzhan Abdrakhmanov, Michael Kempf, Ruta Karaliute, Piotr Guzowski, Rimvydas Lauzikas, Margaux L. C. Depaermentier, Radosław Poniat, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source