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INEQUALITY BEFORE THE BRONZE AGE: THE CASE OF CHALCOLITHIC CYPRUS
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 2-16, February 2023., 2023 Summary The emergence and nature of social inequality has been the topic of a substantial amount of research in recent years, with one group of scholars concluding that social inequality increased significantly with the rise of urbanism on the basis of the application of Gini measures, and another group arguing that social inequalities existed long ...
Victor Klinkenberg, Bleda S. Düring
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 278-302, August 2022., 2022 Summary Directly offshore from the Late Cypriot (LC) site of Maroni Tsaroukkas on the south‐central coast of Cyprus lie the remains of an anchorage with stone anchors, LC ceramics, and stone blocks. Initially surveyed in 1995–96, the anchorage was re‐surveyed from 2017–19 to investigate and document fully the underwater site and to develop accurate ...
Carrie E. Atkins, Sturt W. Manning
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RELIGIOUS INNOVATION AND ELITE IDEOLOGY AT BRONZE AGE HAZOR
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 152-171, May 2022., 2022 Summary Hazor was the largest Bronze Age site in the southern Levant, established as an urban centre with many temples. This study explores how Hazor's elites used religion as an ideological tool to promote their legitimacy, to reinforce social hierarchy, and to maintain control over the populace.
Matthew Susnow
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Screening and management options for severe thinness during pregnancy in India
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 155, Issue 3, Page 357-379, December 2021., 2021 Abstract This paper answers research questions on screening and management of severe thinness in pregnancy, approaches that may potentially work in India, and what more is needed for implementing these approaches at scale. A desk review of studies in the last decade in South Asian countries was carried out collating evidence on six sets of strategies ...
Vani Sethi +19 more
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Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 313-327, November 2021., 2021 Abstract Significant changes in the material culture, subsistence and mode of life are associated with the Middle (c. 2000–1600 BCE) and Late Bronze Ages (c. 1600–1300 BCE) in Eastern Arabia. Since first excavations in the 1970s, research has focused on the United Arab Emirates, where all major sites of this period known to date are situated.
Stephanie Döpper
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HOUSE (CENTRIC) SOCIETIES ON THE PREHISTORIC GREEK MAINLAND
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 141-158, May 2020., 2020 Summary The concept of ‘House Societies’ was introduced by Lévi‐Strauss. It not only considers the social aspects of houses and households, but also the economic and political ones. By so doing, one gains a much more complete understanding of how a community is structured and organized, and how changes can slowly unfold within seemingly static ...
Corien W. Wiersma
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DNA transposons have colonized the genome of the giant virus Pandoravirus salinus [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Transposable elements are mobile DNA sequences that are widely distributed in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, where they represent a major force in genome evolution.
Cheng Sun +3 more
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Rethinking partial control: New evidence from finite control clauses [PDF]
, 2020 In this squib, we provide evidence that finite control languages like Greek and Romanian display partial control (PC), albeit in very limited contexts, contrary to what has previously been claimed in the literature.
Sevdali, Christina, Sheehan, Michelle
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Novos registros da família Majidae (Crustacea, Brachyura) para o Atol das Rocas, Brasil [PDF]
, 2021 Eight species of Majidae were sampled in the Rocas Attol: Chorinus heros, Macrocoeloma concavum, Microphrys bicornutus, Mithraculus forceps, Mithrax verrucosus, Nemausa acuticornis, Pitho lherminieri and Podochela brasiliensis. Of these species, C. heros,
Tavares, Carolina R., Young, Paulo S.
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Biodiversity study of Southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound 1968-1973 [PDF]
, 2002 A multi-disciplinary investigation was conducted in southern Biscayne Bay and Card Sound from 1968 to 1973. The purpose of the investigation was to conduct an integrated study of the ecology of southern Biscayne Bay with special emphasis on the effects ...
Cantillo, A. Y. +2 more
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