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Caxton's Afterlife in Manuscript (c.1475‐c.1500)
Abstract At least thirty‐five manuscript copies of Caxton's prints have been found so far. This article explores the implications of such manuscript copies of Caxton's prints and, interrupting the linear history of the book, considers Caxton's appeal beyond print in manuscript.
Aditi Nafde
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ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
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Ancient stories in clay: Greek, Moche, and Maya painted ceramics within one book
“Picture Worlds: Narratives in Greek, Moche, and Maya Pottery,” edited by David Saunders and Megan E. O'Neil, is a catalog published to accompany the 2023 exhibition at the Getty Museum and the Michael C. Carlos Museum.
Marie Stadnik
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Helping a Boy or a Girl? The Effect of Recipient's Gender and Donor's Culture on Donation Decisions
ABSTRACT This paper shows the effect of recipients' gender on donors' preferences, depending on donors' culture. Among study participants from both Eastern and Western cultures, the choice of donating to a boy or a girl followed donors' cultural norms. In Western culture (e.g., the United States), donors chose to donate to a girl over a boy, whereas in
Danit Ein‐Gar +3 more
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Centros ceremoniales Moche: montañas-altar de sacrificio humano [PDF]
Centros ceremoniales Moche: montañas-altar de sacrificio humano, desarrolla su estudio a partir del análisis de ocho importantes centros ceremoniales de la cultura Moche.
Gómez Sánchez, Javier
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The enzyme kinetics of branched‐chain fatty acid synthesis of metazoan fatty acid synthase
Abstract Branched‐chain fatty acids (BCFAs) exhibit enhanced oxidative stability, lower melting points, and reduced viscosity compared to straight‐chain fatty acids (StCFAs), making them valuable for biological systems and industrial applications.
Christian Gusenda +4 more
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ABSTRACT At the Huacas de Moche (HdM), one of the most prominent archaeological sites in Trujillo, Peru, the needs of an expanding modern community are in direct conflict with the desire to preserve the wealth of archaeological information. The undetermined extent of the HdM site introduces disputes in land usage where potential archaeological features
Jared Low +5 more
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Non‐visible aspects of ceramics: Archaeological science approaches in Andean pottery studies
Abstract This article examines the history of the application of archaeological science in studies of pre‐Hispanic pottery from the Andes, South America, through academic publications from the 1960s to the present. It details the questions addressed by, analytical tools used for and theoretical underpinnings of investigations into provenance and ...
Andrea Martínez‐Carrasco +1 more
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Los guardianes de la frontera sur: la presencia moche en Culebras y Huarmey
Dentro del mosaico de las culturas prehispánicas del Perú la cultura Moche es quizá, después de los incas, la más conocida a nivel internacional. La comprensión del mundo Moche se afianza en la asombrosa cantidad de información obtenida durante los ...
Giersz, Miłosz
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De/Sedimentation: The Geopoetics of José Watanabe and Soledad Fariña
This paper explores de/sedimentation as both a textual and geological concept through the works of José Watanabe (La piedra alada) and Soledad Fariña (PAC PAC PEC PEC) to examine how literary and material traces accumulate, erode and reemerge within the colonial Anthropocene.
Rosa Berbel
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