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Arabian HumanitiesThis paper overviews the results of archaeological research by the Japanese mission on the Early Dilmun burial mound sites. The archaeological research on Early Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain has a history of more than 100 years. Excavations of a number
Masashi Abe, Akinori Uesugi
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A scoping review on the mental health of disaster responders for natural disasters in Japan
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.This scoping review synthesized 55 studies (1997–2025) on the mental health of disaster responders in Japan following natural disasters. Mental health outcomes varied by occupation, with higher prevalence among healthcare workers, local government employees, and nuclear power plant workers, and lower prevalence among firefighters and JGSDF personnel ...
Yukari Ito +4 more
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Is the Mesolithic-Neolithic Subsistence Dichotomy Real? New Stable Isotope Evidence from the Danube Gorges [PDF]
, 2004 The article presents new results of stable isotope analyses made on animal and human bones from the Mesolithic-early Neolithic sites of Lepenski Vir and Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans.
Borić, Dušan +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 456-473, June 2026.While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
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, 2019 The pace of transmission of domesticated cereals, including millet from China as well as wheat and barley from southwest Asia, throughout the vast pastoralist landscapes of the Eurasian Steppe (ES) is unclear.
Makarewicz, C., Ventresca Miller, A.
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 298-310, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back +5 more
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Decouplement: Commodity Geography of the Corpse
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the commodification of the human corpse from the point of view of its disposal. Whilst offering some analysis on the circulation and harvesting of repurposed human tissues, existing literature does not discuss how these are discarded.
Mark Shtanov
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Advances in Archaeological PracticeCommingled human skeletons have the potential to reveal information about ancient funerary traditions through detailed bioarchaeological analyses of element representation (via minimum number of individuals, or MNI) and postmortem distribution. While MNI
Lesley A. Gregoricka +7 more
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Learning from the Dead: How Burial Practices in Roman Britain Reflect Changes in Belief and Society
, 2019 This paper begins by examining the burial traditions of the Iron age Britons and Classical Romans to see how these practices reflect their societal values and belief systems. The funerary methods of both the Britons and Romans are then analyzed following
Engel, Samuel F.
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