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Phonographic Recordings in Finno‐Ugric Languages in Finnish Archives

Museum Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review discusses audio recordings made by Finnish scholars among the Russian Arctic people in the early twentieth century and stored in various archives in Finland. The background of the recordings, together with their broader meaning and the possibilities for research they offer, is brought out.
Karina Lukin
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The NAGPRA Decision‐Making Process and Praxis: A Case Study of the New Mexico State University Museum

Museum Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examined the decision‐making process and practice of a small academic museum as it strived to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Using the New Mexico State University Museum as a case study, it explores key questions related to NAGPRA compliance: How did the NMSU Museum determine that ...
Fumi Arakawa, Stanley Berryman
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Early humans and the balance of power: Homo habilis as prey

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, EarlyView.
The traditional view regarding Homo habilis as the primary agent in stone‐tool making and animal butchery has long shaped our understanding of human evolution. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) methods have provided unprecedented insights into carnivore–hominin interactions through the analysis of bone surface modifications (BSMs).
Marina Vegara‐Riquelme, Enrique Baquedano, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo   +2 more
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FIRST EVIDENCE OF LOST‐WAX CASTING IN THE EARLIER BRONZE AGE OF SOUTH‐EASTERN SPAIN: THE SILVER BANGLE FROM EL ARGAR, GRAVE 292

Oxford Journal of Archaeology, EarlyView.
Summary In 1884, one of the burials discovered at El Argar, the eponymous site of the El Argar culture, revealed the remains of a woman wearing an unusual silver bangle. This ornament appears to be the first evidence of a silver object produced by lost‐wax casting in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, in Western Europe.
Linda Boutoille
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Roope O. Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen, Jussi T. Eronen   +2 more
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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Insights Into the Extinct Korean Sea Lion (Zalophus japonicus) in Korea Based on Stable Isotope Analysis of Bone Collagen

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Volume 39, Issue 24, 30 December 2025.
ABSTRACT Rationale The Japanese sea lion (Zalophus japonicus), once abundant in Japan, Korea, and Russia, went extinct by the mid‐20th century due to hunting and environmental change. This study examines the diet and ecological role of Korean Z. japonicus using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of bone collagen from archaeological and ...
Yoon Ji Lee, Myung Joon Kim, Ji Seong Kim, Seok Nam Kwak, Sang Heon Lee   +4 more
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Researchers' data processing descriptions—Understanding paradata creation practices and their underpinning instrumentalities

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 11, Page 1570-1590, November 2025.
Abstract Researchers increasingly share data, both on their own initiative and as a result of requirements by funding agencies and publishers. For data to be accessible and reusable, it must be understandable. While typical metadata covers rudimentary information about data, data re‐users often need more contextual information, including paradata ...
Isto Huvila, Lisa Andersson, Olle Sköld
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The Bronze Age Tombs of Northwest Arabia: A Chrono‐Typological Study From AlUla and Khaybar, Saudi Arabia

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 52-69, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Northwest Arabia is marked by tens of thousands of monumental burial structures, most of which appear to have been built during the Bronze Age. These funerary features range from simple cairns and tower tombs through to large ‘pendant’ burials with elaborate tail constructions.
Hugh Thomas, Jane McMahon, Lauren Swift, Daniel Franklin, Fahad Bagdadi, Rudolph Alagich, Melissa Kennedy   +6 more
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Ceramic Production at the Khaybar Walled Oasis During the Mid/Late Third–Early Second Millennium BCE: Evidence for a Burnished Ware Horizon in Northwest Arabia

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 108-137, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The knowledge of Early and Middle Bronze Age ceramics in Northwest Arabia remains limited, particularly in the Medina region, due to the scarcity of archaeological contexts dated to the fourth–first half of the second millennium BCE. Recent research in the Khaybar oasis has revealed significant Bronze Age occupation.
Shadi Shabo, Guillaume Charloux, Bruno Depreux, Kévin Guadagnini, Noisette Bec Drelon, Modwene Poulmarc'h, Diaa Albukaai, Munirah AlMushawh, Rémy Crassard   +8 more
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