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Morphological Similarity Between Edo‐Period Wooden Dentures and Maxillae in Japan: A Three‐Dimensional Analysis Using Homologous Modeling

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wooden dentures represent a distinctive form of dental technology uniquely developed in Japan that is no longer in clinical use. Although Edo‐period (1603–1867) wooden dentures are presumed to have achieved sufficient precision, their morphological fit has not been quantitatively evaluated.
Kie Yoshida, Yuka Hatano, Moe Kosaka, Toshihiko Suzuki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Was Serfdom Good for the Economy?

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Some recent theories have sought to rehabilitate serfdom, postulating that it could have been economically beneficial because lords used their institutional power to address pre-modern market failures.
Ogilvie Sheilagh
doaj   +1 more source

The role of lordly ownership in the Iranian farmsteads in the Qajar and Pahlavi periods; with a focus on Qazibala Farmstead in Qom [PDF]

Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān
Throughout history, Iranians' livelihoods were contingent on agriculture and farming, and affluent landowners and lords were regarded as noble and high social strata.
Hosein Raie
doaj   +1 more source

Let's Talk About Bone Cylinders. Taphonomy of Carnivores and Humans

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACTBone cylinders are a distinctive structure predominantly produced by durophagous carnivoran species during the consumption of long bones, in which the diaphyseal canal remains intact while both epiphyses are removed or consumed. This study evaluates the significance of this morphology, traditionally attributed to extant and extinct hyena ...
Darío Herranz‐Rodrigo
wiley   +1 more source

Belief and the beast: Religion and attitudes towards tigers in Central India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human perceptions of wildlife are critical to shaping conservation outcomes, particularly in landscapes where people coexist with large carnivores. Religion, a deeply rooted sociocultural force, remains underexplored in the context of human–wildlife conflict.
Sathvika Krishnan, Poonam Dhanwatey, Harshwardhan Dhanwatey, Andrew Gosler, Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Settlement, Climate Crisis and Lordship in Early Medieval Scandinavia

Current Swedish Archaeology
This article examines and describes the nature of lordship in Scandinavia during the Early Medieval period (c.400–1000 CE). It counters the assertions of earlier research, which claim that lordship with estates had already developed at the beginning of ...
Jan-Henrik Fallgren
doaj   +1 more source

Steam Engine His Lordship

, 2014
Burrell showman's road locomotive steam traction engine No.3444 'His Lordship', registration CK3403' (built 1913). 'Golden Dragons Scenic Railway' on canopy.
Beavan, Richard
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Built, but not replaced: The policy failure behind the UK's ageing greenhouse sector

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Glass greenhouse horticulture is a highly productive but often overlooked component of UK agricultural, environmental and food policy, with significant potential to contribute to food security, public health and climate resilience.
Sven Batke, David Denny
wiley   +1 more source

Steam Engine His Lordship

, 2000
Silcock Brothers' Burrell showman's road locomotive steam traction engine No.3444 'His Lordship', registration 'CK3403' (built 1913). Photographed 12 July 1941. Photographs from the Cliff Marston and Cedric H. Conway collections.
Unknown
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Investing Aura: Making Value at an Emirati Art Center

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article examines the politics and processes of establishing value for artworks, highlighting the continued belief in Walter Benjamin's idea of aura and describing the value aura generates as “auratic value.” Focusing on an artist residency program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the country's arts boom, I analyze contestations ...
Beth Derderian
wiley   +1 more source