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Metaphors and the Invention of Writing
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 245-263, January 2026.Abstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ludovica Ottaviano +3 more
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The Biography of a Ritual Vessel: On Naming, and the Dialectics of Authenticity
, 2018 This essay attempts to sketch a biography for jia 斝 , a type of ritual vessel once common during the Shang 商 (c. 1600-1046 BC) and Zhou 周 (c. 1046-249 BC) periods.
Chen, Guangchen
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Racket sociality: investigating intimidation in North India
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 771-788, September 2025.This article is an ethnographic investigation into acts of intimidation and threats. Theoretically, it dialogues with ‘racket’ – a key analytical term in the sociology of domination, state‐making, and mafias. The anthropology of power, violence, and crime has paid scant attention to the morphology of threats and the ways interpersonal intimidation ...
Lucia Michelutti
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Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 2, Page 350-389, July 2025.Abstract Ancient Maya texts are informationally dominated by hieroglyphic inscriptions and visually dominated by figural art with distinctly formed hands. The hands suggest iconographically embedded hand signs, which would constitute a unique modality of semantic expression and a discourse complement to hieroglyphic writing.
Rich A. Sandoval
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Renaissance Culture, Emblems, and Interdisciplinary Research: The Reception of Alciato in Coimbra☆
Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 394-418, June 2025.Abstract Bearing in mind that emblem books were a manifestation of humanistic culture and its natural interdisciplinary, this paper discusses how the early reception of Alciato's Emblemata in Coimbra (Portugal) had an impact on artists, literary authors, jurists, and Jesuit teachers.
Filipa Araújo
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.ABSTRACT This study presents the findings of a workshop designed to train health professionals from the Psychosocial Care Network in matrix support for alcohol and other drug care. This experience report is based on action research and involved 45 health professionals from a municipality in northern Brazil.
Ricardo da Silva de Jesus +5 more
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ArtProtect: Blockchain and NFC‐based anti‐counterfeit system for physical art
IET Blockchain, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 423-442, December 2024.An anti‐counterfeiting system for physical art based on Ethereum blockchain and near‐field communication technology is proposed and implemented. The system leverages the use of Ethereum smart contracts and inter‐planetary file system to store artworks’ certificate of authenticity, and display them in a mobile app called ArtProtect.
Cindy Handoko Tantowibowo +1 more
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Qaryat al‐Fāw/Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim: On the identity of the god Kahl
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 136-154, November 2024.Abstract Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim (‘the City of [the god] Kahl’) is the Ancient South Arabian name of the modern site of Qaryat al‐Fāw. This compound refers to the tutelary deity of the city, in this case, a god called Kahl. However, the identity of this Kahl is obscure.
Juan de Lara
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Melōsa and her prize: The victory of a woman in ancient Greece
Gender &History, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 334-352, July 2024.Abstract The earliest example of the Ancient Greek word for a victor's prize, nikatērion, comes in a verse inscription from the sixth century bce on an Attic kylix (wine cup) from Taras. It records the victory of Melōsa in a competition with other young women. This article draws out the significance of her victory and redefines our understanding of who
Ian Plant
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Pseudo script in Gebel el Silsila : preliminary results of the epigraphic survey 2012
, 2014 The recently increased scholarly interest in pseudo script has opened a somewhat new avenue within traditional Egyptological studies, offering a deeper insight into marking systems which traditionally are not included within the boundaries of established
Nilsson, Maria
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