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“C’è l’Assaorta che ci aspetta...”. Geografi ed etnografi italiani tra i Saho d’Eritrea [PDF]
Ethnorêma, 2009 At the very beginning of the XX c. four Italian geographers and ethnologists reached Eritrea to do a scientific survey of several Saho groups. Their aim was to collect data on Saho material culture, as well as on their myths of origins, historical ...
Gianni Dore
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The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
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Modulating Hunting Atmospheres: Mud and Material Flows Beyond the Kill
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that hunting is not a bounded event but a materially redistributed atmosphere that extends beyond the kill and across field, truck, clothing, and home. Drawing on long‐term ethnographic fieldwork with wild boar hunters in Uruguay, I show how mud, odors, blood, and bodily residues carry the sensory, affective, and material ...
Juan Martin Dabezies
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Application of Multi‐Method Dating for Understanding the Gravettian North of Moravia, Central Europe
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article presents the results of integrating three methods to assess the age of the Upper Palaeolithic site of Pietraszyn 11 (SW Poland), close to the Moravian Gate. Sediment chronology determined using optically stimulated luminescence produced promising, yet ambiguous results (51.0 ± 3.7 to 20.3 ± 0.7 ka).
A. Wiśniewski +16 more
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Bilateral Supracondylar Process in a Subadult in the Late Antique Age: A Case Report
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the excavation procedures for the railway trait Napoli‐Cancello, in the city of Afragola (Naples), several burials dating back to the Late Antique Age were found. One of them was an amphora burial (enchytrismòs) and contained the skeletal remains of a subadult individual affected by bilateral supracondylar process. Supracondylar process
Barbara Albanese +3 more
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Reinterpreting the Mineral Collections in Rome's Museum of Civilizations
Museum & SocietyNatural history museums often emphasize technical expertise, which can lead to the isolation of their collections from broader political, cultural, and social contexts.
Silvia Pireddu
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Hamlet in Venice. An Anthropology of Italian Theory
, 2013 The essay analyzes the reading of Hamlet provided by Italian philosopher and politician Massimo Cacciari in the context of the current vogue for Italian theory in Anglo-American academia. It argues that Cacciari's interpretation can also be read against the grain as an example of that anthropology of Italy suggested by Luisa Accati's seminal book ...
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Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines Israel's destruction and ‘humanitarianisation’ of Palestinian health systems, arguing that this should be understood as an instance of ‘necropolitics,’ as conceived by Achille Mbembe. We review the extensive, long‐term destruction of health systems in Palestine before 7 October 2023 and the catastrophic acceleration of that
Mohammad Salaymeh +2 more
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Exploring the Potential of “La Scienza Nell'arte” as an Approach to Science Through Art
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT European policies and academic research are striving to bridge the gap between the humanities and sciences as interconnected fields. This paper analyses how science can be approached through art by exploring the Italian “La scienza nell'arte” initiative.
Camilli Francesca, Marchi Valentina
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Similar or Different? Configurations of Authenticity Across Museum Types
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Authenticity is traditionally regarded as playing a crucial role in museums, science centers, and memorials. However, despite this fact, authenticity has very different meanings in different (institutional) settings. This complicates shared communications across museum practices.
S. Schwan +18 more
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