Body Phenomenology, Somaesthetics and Nietzschean Themes in Medieval Art [PDF]
Richard Shusterman suggested that Maurice Merleau-Ponty neglected “‘lived somaesthetic reflection,’ that is, concrete but representational and reflective body consciousness.” While unsure about this assessment of Merleau-Ponty, lived somaesthetic ...
Crippen, Matthew
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Textilní produkce ve starém Egyptě a její doklady z Abúsíru | Ancient Egyptian textile production with the focus on finds from Abusir [PDF]
The aim of this article is to present the textile production in ancient Egypt. This material figured prominently in all aspects of life of the Egyptians.
Dorotea Wollnerová
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The alternative Pharaoh approach: stingless bees mummify beetle parasites alive [PDF]
Workers from social insect colonies use different defence strategies to combat invaders. Nevertheless, some parasitic species are able to bypass colony defences.
Dollin, Anne +5 more
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States and Social Complexity: The Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation [PDF]
This article explores 'statehood' and argues Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation was not a state like contemporary Sumer and Egypt were, despite being equally complex - hence calling for revision of the unilineal anthropological model culminating in the
Riisfeldt, Thomas David
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X-ray absorption-based imaging and its limitations in the differentiation of ancient mummified tissue [PDF]
Objectives: Differentiation of ancient tissues is of key importance in the study of paleopathology and in the evolution of human diseases. Currently, the number of imaging facilities for the non-destructive discrimination of dehydrated tissue is limited,
Rühli, Frank +2 more
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The Story of an Egyptian Cat Mummy Through CT Examination
Much of the fascination surrounding Egyptian civilization is linked to the practice of mummification. In fact, to ensure the preservation of the body, the ancient Egyptians mummified both human and animal subjects.
Michela Amendola +11 more
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FOETAL, MUMMIFICATION IN A PIG [PDF]
A case of foetal mummification in a Large white yorkshire saw is reported.
Jacob Alexander +2 more
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Dinosaur bone beds and mass mortality: Implications for the K-T extinction [PDF]
Mass accumulations of fossilized large terrestrial vertebrate skeletons (bone beds: BB) provide a test for K-T catastrophic extinction hypotheses. The two major factors contributing to BB formation are mode of death and sedimentation rate.
Carpenter, Kenneth
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Pig Tales: Forensic Taphonomy in Cozine Creek [PDF]
The medicolegal community relies heavily upon determining the postmortem interval (PMI), the knowledge of how much time has elapsed since the person has died.
Cattell, Cailyn +2 more
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Mummification to plastination. Revisited.
A brief summary of the history of anatomy is presented with particular focus on important scientists who contributed significantly to the development of anatomical education and recognition of anatomy as a discipline of science. An attempt has been made to review the history of preservation of human cadavers from earliest mummification methodology used
M, Saeed, A A, Rufai, S E, Elsayed
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